Items tagged:
Investment treaties
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Unpacking regulatory chill: the case of mining in the Santurbán páramo in Colombia
Do international investment treaties put a 'chill' on environmental policy? To answer this question, we need to see the state as a complex web of actors, not a unitary whole
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International treaties threaten affordability of climate action: new report
A new IIED report shows how key international legal measures could risk an increase in the cost of shifting to green energy and tackling climate change
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Land rights and investment treaties
Commercial land concessions may be protected under international investment treaties, with important implications for local land relations. Securing land rights requires tackling these global dimensions
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Democratising international investment law
There are growing calls to reform international investment law, but how can we ensure that the people affected by these decisions are part of the debate?
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COVID-19 and global economic ordering: radical shift or more of the same?
The fallout from COVID-19 has triggered narratives about profound changes to economic ordering. A closer look provides a more complex picture, particularly for countries in the global South.
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Mining reforms have left Colombia’s artisanal miners behind
Following a recent visit to California, Colombia, Jimena Sierra and Brendan Schwartz discuss the impact of the government’s push to promote large-scale mining on artisanal and small-scale gold miners
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Investor-state dispute settlement: IIED and partners contribute to reform working group
IIED and partners have published four submissions to the UN working group on reforming investor-state dispute settlement. The submissions reflect a concern about ensuring sustainable development is central to the reforms
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Getting community voices heard in investor-state arbitration
During investor-state arbitrations, the rights and interests of local communities are often overlooked. A recent webinar discussed mechanisms that are getting the concerns of local communities on the table
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Responsible investment provisions in international investment treaties: where next?
Lorenzo Cotula discusses how international investment treaties could promote more responsible investment and argues that, while some innovative practices are emerging, there is still much to do
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Law in the natural resource squeeze: 'land grabbing', investment treaties and human rights
Lorenzo Cotula discusses highlights from his latest academic piece, in which he explores whether investment treaties protect 'land grab' deals, and how these impact the land rights of rural people
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Using online technology to empower communities facing land deals
Online databases are proving a useful tool for communities facing large-scale agricultural investments and associated conflicts, as a recent IIED webinar discovered
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Commodity cycles, economic treaties and pressures on land rights
The commodity slump has cooled the global land rush. But land rights are still under pressure, requiring action at local to global levels
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How investment treaties protect 'land grab' deals
New research examining the geographical coverage of international investment treaties raises concern about how they might affect public action to address 'land grabbing'
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Investment treaties and citizens' power: lessons from experience
There are growing calls to reform international investment law, but how can we ensure that the people affected by these decisions are part of the debate?
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IIED responds to UK election outcome
IIED hopes the new Conservative government will demonstrate UK leadership on inclusive citizenship and green prosperity on the global stage
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The rise of civil society advocacy on investment treaties in Malaysia and the Philippines
Investment treaties can have far-reaching implications for communities, but how can citizens in low- and medium-income countries influence their content? An IIED webinar examined the role of civil society advocacy on investment treaties in Malaysia, the Philippines and beyond
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Why parliament should scrutinise the UK-Ethiopia BIT
The House of Commons has been debating the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). But will the UK parliament use its powers to debate a bilateral investment treaty signed with Ethiopia?
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Rethinking investment treaties and dispute settlement in the light of sustainable development
To promote inclusive sustainable development, IIED works with partners to rethink these legal documents and the process through which they are formulated.
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Introduction to legal tools for citizen empowerment
Can a half-acre of dry earth be more precious than gold? To farmers, herders and foragers in some of the world's poorest countries, the answer is very literally yes. Gold mining, agribusiness and other natural resource investments typically promise new jobs and public revenues. But they can also push poorer groups off their land and pollute their waterways
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Europe's controversial TTIP treaty: The good, the bad and the unnecessary
Despite negotiations with the US proposing a more balanced text, the EU has yet to make a compelling case over the investment chapter of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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Is the tide turning for Africa’s investment treaties?
A new Canada-Benin investment treaty contains more balanced provisions than most. But a real shift in treaty making requires African governments and civil society to seek a better deal for themselves.
