Foreign Mining Investment Law : The Cases of Australia, South Africa and Colombia / by Richard W. Roeder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roeder, Richard W., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict of laws.

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .

Local Subjects:

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXVIII, 200 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Summary:

This work analyzes and compares the legal framework for foreign investments in the mining sector in Australia, South Africa and Colombia. The admission of foreign investments, corporate structure requirements, ownership of minerals and mineral rights, mining licenses, land access, performance requirements, distribution of profits and the tax regime, repatriation of profits, national and international dispute resolution mechanisms and the question of the Social License to Operate (SLO) / Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies are discussed in detail. The work concludes with an outlook on the future regulation of foreign mining investments and finally suggests the development of an International Mining Investment Law.

Contents:

Introduction

May I invest? The question of the admission of foreign investments

How to set up? The question of corporate structure requirements

Mine or not? The question of ownership of minerals and mineral rights

May I mine? The question of mining licenses

May I enter? The question of land access

Performance requirements

Distribution of profits

Repatriation of foreign investments

Conflict resolution

Applying for the social license to operate by corporate social responsibility policies

Summary, comparison and analysis

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

ISBN:

3-319-31217-0