Research handbook on international law and natural resources / edited by Elisa Morgera, Professor of Global Environmental Law, Law School, University of Strathclyde and Co-Director of the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance, UK ; Kati Kulovesi, Professor of International Law, School of Law, University of Eastern Finland.
International dispute settlement : the settlement of investment disputes concerning natural resources, applicable law and standards of review / Federico Ortino and Nima Mersadi Tabari. Foreign direct investment : international investment law and natural resource governance / Jorge E. Vi<U+fffd>nuales -- International trade : natural resources and the World Trade Organization / Kati Kulovesi -- Natural resources and human rights / Francesco Francioni -- Corruption and conflict / Emanuela Orlando -- Corporate accountability / Elisa Morgera -- Land / Lorenzo Cotula -- Forests : learning lessons from our interventions / Feja Lesniewska -- Fisheries / Alexander Proelss -- Wildlife and landscapes / Arie Trouwborst -- Genetic resources / Claudio Chiarolla -- Oil and gas : international petroleum regulation / Kim Talus -- Renewable energy / Rafael Leal-Arcas and Stephen Minas -- Biofuels / Max Jansson and Seita Romppanen -- Water / Owen McIntyre -- Minerals / Michael Kidd -- Arctic resources : exploitation of natural resources in the Artic from the perspective of international law / Timo Koivurova -- High sea fisheries / Richard Barnes and Carmino Massarella -- Resources of the international seabed area / James Harrison -- Marine genetic resources of areas beyond national jurisdiction : soul searching and the art of balance / Charlotte Spain -- Antartica resources : economic activities in Antartica, resources and legal regimes / Julia Jabour -- International law-making / Ben Boer -- Global governance : problem shifting in the Anthropocene and the limits of international law / Rakhyun E. Kim and Harro van Asselt -- International dispute settlement : the settlement of investment disputes concerning natural resources, applicable law and standards of review / Federico Ortino and Nima Mersadi Tabari.
Summary:
The Research Handbook on International Law and Natural Resources provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the role of international law in regulating the exploration and exploitation of natural resources. The book covers overarching and sectoral, as well as traditional and emerging, legal issues in natural resource development. The book illuminates interactions and tensions between international environmental law, human rights and economic law, as well as the law of the sea, tracing their evolution and identifying critical areas for further investigation. It also discusses the relevance of soft law and international dispute settlement, as well as of various unilateral, bilateral, regional and transnational initiatives in the governance of natural resources. Analysis of historical and current policy debates, including the incipient negotiations of a new international legally binding instrument on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change, are included. While the Handbook is accessible to those approaching the subject for the first time, it identifies pressing areas for further investigation that will be of interest to advanced researchers and practitioners of international environmental, economic and human rights law.
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