Bridging the Gap between International Investment Law and the Environment

Name: Bridging the Gap between International Investment Law and the Environment
Author: Yulia Levashova

Paperback Engels 2015 1e druk 9789462365872

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This book addresses the topical question how national and international environmental concerns could be adequately integrated into international investment law. It covers the question whether international investment law restricts state sovereignty in an unacceptable way, in particular the freedom of host states to develop national policies and regulation for the improvement of the environment.

This book first analyzes the interaction between international investment law and the protection of the environment on the basis of concepts such as sustainable development, fair and equitable treatment, and international responsibility. Secondly, several chapters discuss challenges which are encountered in attempts to integrate environmental concerns in investment policies in specific sectors and regions (e.g. climate change, water pollution, renewable and nuclear energy, and the European Union region). And, thirdly, specific case studies illustrate the legal and policy tensions between investment law and environmental protection, namely Vattenfall’s disputes with Germany, legal clashes between Chevron and Ecuador, and multinational mining companies’ conflicts in Indonesia.

The contributions are written by international experts in the field of international investment law and environmental law. This book would also be of interest for policy makers and other practitioners, who can use the insights provided, as a guide in their work.

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ISBN13:9789462365872

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Aantal pagina's:612

Uitgever:Boom Juridische Uitgevers

Druk:1

Verschijningsdatum:22-7-2016

Hoofdrubriek:Juridisch

Jongbloed:Internationaal en Europees milieurecht

Serie:Legal Perspectives for Global Challenges

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Inhoudsopgave

List of Abbreviations ix
List of Contributors xiii
List of Cases xv
Acknowledgements xxix

Foreword xxxi
Jorge Viñuales

Bridging the Gap between International Investment Law and the Environment: Introduction xxxv
Ige Dekker, Yulia Levashova, Tineke Lambooy and Aikatarini Argyrou

Part I International Investment Law and Environmental
Issues: General Perspectives 1

1 Innovative Legal Solutions for Investment Law and Sustainable Development Challenges 3
Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
2 Protecting the Investor and Protecting the Environment: Conflicting Objectives in International Investment Agreements 31
Anna Joubin-Bret
3 Fair and Equitable Treatment and the Protection of the Environment: Recent Trends in Investment Treaties and Investment Cases 53
Yulia Levashova
4 Addressing the Procedural Challenges of Environmental Litigation in the Context of Investor-State Arbitration 87
James Harrison
5 International Responsibility of the State and International Responsibility of Juridical Persons for Environmental Damage: Where Do We Stand? 115
Andrea Gattini

Part II Integrating Environmental Policies into International Investment Law: Specific Areas 143

6 Climate Change Policies and Foreign Investment: Some Salient Legal Issues 145
Alessandra Asteriti
7 Bridging the Gap between International Investment Law and the Right of Access to Water 187
Attila Tanzi
8 Investment Arbitration in the Nuclear Energy Sector: Environmental Protection versus Investor Protection 215
James Fry and Odysseas Repousis
9 Integrating Environmental Law Principles and Objectives in EU Investment Policy: Challenges and Opportunities 247
Angelos Dimopoulos
10 The Environmental Sustainability of the EU Investment Policy after Lisbon: Progressive International Law Developments 273
Ottavio Quirico
11 Bilateral Investment Treaties from an Ecological Aspect: A Central and Eastern European Approach 289
Marcel Szabó
12 Balancing Foreign Investment Protection and Environmental Protection under South African Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) 317
Jim Pfumorodze and Muhammad De Gama

Part III Environmental Challenges in Investment Disputes: Case-Studies 337

13 The Vattenfall v. Germany Disputes: Finding a Balance between Energy Investments and Public Concerns 339
Francesca Romanin Jacur
14 Standards of Our Own: Natural Resources Investment and the Protection of the Environment: Case Study: Oil and Gas Projects in Azerbaijan 357
Felix Zaharia
15 Foreign Direct Investments in the Mining Industry in Indonesia: Disputes Concerning Environmental Degradation and Pollution 383
Tineke Lambooy, Iman Prihandono and Nurul Barizah
16 Chevron-Texaco v. Ecuador: The Environmental Case within a Claim of Denial of Justice 441
Blanca Gómez de la Torre

Part IV Future Outlook 465

17 Future Outlook: Bridging Gaps between Environment and International Investment Law or Juxtaposing Different Topics? 467
Gabriel Bottini and Martijn Scheltema