Natural resources grabbing : an international law perspective / edited by Francesca Romanin Jacur, Angelica Bonfanti, Francesco Seatzu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Romanin Jacur, Francesca, editor.

Bonfanti, Angelica, editor.

Seatzu, Francesco, editor.

Series:

Legal studies on access and benefit-sharing ; volume 4.

Legal studies on access and benefit-sharing, 2213-493X ; volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural resources--Law and legislation.

Natural resources.

Environmental law.

Land use--Law and legislation.

Land use.

Human rights.

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (482 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The growing demand for natural resources has triggered a “race” to their exploitation and possession, especially in developing countries. Most desired are water, land, forests, raw materials (oil, gas, mineral and precious stones), fisheries and genetic resources. Emerging economies, Western states, multinational corporations and international financial institutions have become the biggest “buyers” in a race that on one hand strengthens economies and creates investment opportunities and on the other threatens local communities and environmental protection. Natural Resources Grabbing: An International Law Perspective aims at filling a gap in the legal literature by addressing the adverse effects that large-scale investments in natural resources may pose to fundamental human rights and the protection of the environment.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Francesca Romanin Jacur , Angelica Bonfanti and Francesco Seatzu

Introduction / F. Romanin Jacur , A. Bonfanti and F. Seatzu

The Practice of Land Grabbing and Its Compatibility with the Exercise of Territorial Sovereignty / Federica Violi

Resources Grabbing and Human Rights: Building a Triangular Relationship Between States, Indigenous Peoples and Corporations / Jérémie Gilbert and Nadia Bernaz

Who is Entitled to Cultivate the Land? Sovereignty, Land Resources and Foreign Investments in Agriculture in International Law / Jochen von Bernstorff

Land Grabbing and International Human Rights: The Jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Elisa Ruozzi

Water Grabbing and Water Rights: Indigenous ‘Sovereignty’ volume State Sovereignty? / Marta Bordignon , Roberta Greco and Giada Lepore

Right to Water and Access to Water Resources in the European Development Policy / Marco Borraccetti

Tackling the Grabbing of Genetic Resources and of Associated Traditional Knowledge through the Nagoya Protocol / Francesca Romanin Jacur

Natural Resource Grabbing: The Case of Tropical Forests and redd+ / Annalisa Savaresi

International Land Investments or the Environment Put up for Auction: The Case of the Niger Basin / Komlan Sangbana

The European Integration and the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive: A Suitable Framework for the Implementation of the Sustainability Criteria for Biofuels Production in Third-States? / Federico Esu and Solenne Avet

Integrating Human Rights into the Extractive Industries: How Investment Contracts Can Achieve Protection / Anil Yilmaz-Vastardis and Tara Van Ho

The Role of International Environmental Principles in Investment Treaty Arbitration: Precautionary and Polluter Pays Principles and Partial Compensation / Tomoko Ishikawa

Exploration and Extraction of Natural Resources: miga’s Role in the Promotion of Responsible Investments in Developing Countries / Inesa Stolper

On the World Bank’s Efforts in Defence of the Human Right to Land / Francesco Seatzu

The wto Members’ Right to Protect Animals in International Trade: A tbt Perspective / Angelica Bonfanti

Water Resources’ Exploitation and Trade Flows: The Impact of International Trade Law / Julinda Beqiraj

Energy Export Restrictions in the wto between Resource Nationalism and Sustainable Development / Ilaria Espa

On the Financing of Civil Wars through Natural Resources: Is There a Duty of Vigilance for Third States on the Activities of Trans-National Corporations? / Marco Pertile

Breaking the ‘Resource Curse’: Prosecuting Pillage of Natural Resources / Garima Tiwari

Concluding Observations / F. Romanin Jacur , A. Bonfanti and F. Seatzu

Bibliography / Francesca Romanin Jacur , Angelica Bonfanti and Francesco Seatzu

Index / Francesca Romanin Jacur , Angelica Bonfanti and Francesco Seatzu.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-458) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-30566-1

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004305663 DOI