Large-scale land acquisitions often take place in developing countries which are also known for their corruption …-friendliness caused by weak institutional frameworks. We hypothesize that corruption indeed leads to more land deals. We argue that … corrupt elites exploit poor institutional setups (characterized by corruption) to strike deals with domestic and international …

) labour, environmental, human rights and anti-corruption considerations are referred to in investment treaties and investor …Investment treaty law – which is scattered over 3 000 international investment agreements adopted over a period of 50 … years – is a crucial but complex basis for regulating international investment flows. Investment treaties are often thought …