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International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and Sustainable Development : Are the African Reform Approaches a Possible Way out of the Global IIA Crisis?

Zagel, Gudrun Monika - 2020

The paper seeks to examine the African International Investment Agreement (IIA) reform approaches and their viability to reconcile investment protection and sustainable development. The first part examines African experiences with traditional IIAs and identifies their main impediments to the...

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The Relationship between Foreign Direct Investment, the Right to Development and the Un Sustainable Development Goals

Fauchald, Ole Kristian - 2020

How can foreign direct investment contribute to fulfil the right to development and realize some of the UN Sustainable Development Goals? The chapter consider this question by focusing on the role of international law and intergovernmental institutions that deal with three aspects of foreign...

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Mineral Export Restraints and Sustainable Development

Gu, Bin - 2017

China's actions in limiting the export of rare earths have drawn the world's attention. The United States, Japan and … broader backdrop of international economic transition in a mineral-hungry world. Such issues of mineral export restraints are … multilateral negotiations, the developed world will attempt to bring the issue of export restraints under multilateral mandates …

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(Un)Sustainable Development(s) in International Economic Law : A Quest for Sustainability

Aseeva, Anna - 2018

This article aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on post-capitalist economy by exploring the contours of a sustainability-oriented model of economic governance. To this end, the article analyzes the issues of sustainable development in the three main strands of international economic law...

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Investment Treaties, Sustainable Development and Reasonableness Review : A Case Against Strict Proportionality Balancing

Ortino, Federico - 2016

The paper tackles the question of how far should investment tribunals go in reviewing the reasonableness of host State conduct. Based on an evolutionary interpretation of the preamble of international investment treaties and focusing on the principle of integration as the key element of the...

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Mainstreaming Sustainable Development into International Investment Agreements : What Role for Labor Provisions?

Prislan, Vid - 2014

The chapter explores the different forms in which references to international labor standards appear in International Investment Agreements (IIAs), and provides an analytical framework to evaluate their intended purpose and potential effects. After discussing the role of international labor...

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Drafting and Interpreting International Investment Agreements from a Sustainable Development Perspective

Salgado Levy, Claudia - 2015

The proliferation of International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and treaty-based investment arbitration has raised concerns over the extent to which IIAs are actually fair and are able to balance the interests of foreign investors and States. The strong protections afforded by IIAs to investors...

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Sustainable Development : Access to Genetic Resources, Informed Consent, and Benefit-Sharing

Rimmer, Matthew - 2018

This chapter considers a number of key chapters of the TPP relating to access to genetic resources, informed consent and benefit-sharing. Part 2 looks at the TPP chapter on Intellectual Property and focuses on access to genetic resources, informed consent and benefit-sharing. In particular, this...

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Strategies to Balance Energy Security, Business, Trade and Sustainable Development

Farah, Paolo Davide - 2021

Energy is pivotal for socio-economic and cultural development. Last century witnessed a drastic increase, on one hand on the consumption of energy and, on the other on greenhouse gases emissions. Traditionally, energy security has been linked with the need to guarantee supply and, in turn,...

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Kyoto Comes to Georgia : How International Environmental Initiatives Foster Sustainable Commerce in Small Town America

Appel, Peter A. - 2015

Protocol and their implementation by business and industry around the world to understand how, absent U.S. implementation of …

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