Natural Resources and Sustainable Development

Edited by Celine Tan, Reader in Law and Associate Professor and Julio Faundez, Professor (Emeritus), School of Law, University of Warwick, UK

• Contents:1. IntroductionCeline Tan and Julio Faundez2. Investment Treaties, Natural Resources and Regulatory Space: Technical Issues and Political Choice in International Investment LawLorenzo Cotula3. Risky Business: Political Risk Insurance and the Law and Governance of Natural ResourcesCeline Tan4. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Africa: Overcoming the Resource Curse and Promoting Sustainable Development Emma Wilson and James van Alstine5. BITs, State Regulation and Business-Related Human Rights Violations in Water and Sanitation ServicesJuan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Liber Martin and Juan Justo6. Away from the Spotlight: Foreign Investment in the Afghan Extractive Sector and the State’s Duty to Protect the Right to WaterDaria Davitti7. The Governance of Natural Resources in Latin America: The Commodities Consensus and the Policy Space ConundrumJulio Faundez8. Generating Conflict: Gold, Water and Vulnerable Communities in the Colombian HighlandsChristiana Ochoa9. Situating the Amazon in World PoliticsManuela Lavinas Picq10. Tropical Forests, Climate Change and Neoliberal Environmental GovernmentalitySam Adelman11. The Role of Law in the Economy and in Regulating Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in ChinaJohn McEldowney12. Natural Resources and Global Value Chains: What Role for the WTO?Fiona Smith13. Sustainable Chemical Regulation in a Global Environment Sharron McEldowney14. Litigation Against Multinational Oil Companies in Their Home State Jurisdictions: An Alternative Legal Response to Pollution Damage in Foreign JurisdictionsDavid Ong15. The Public Interest in International Investment Arbitration on Natural ResourcesClaire BuggenhoudtIndex

'The editors are to be congratulated on a timely and thought-provoking collection of essays that reappraise the international legal and political framework for natural resource governance and its impact on sustainable development.' --Mary Footer, University of Nottingham School of Law, UK'This is an innovative and intellectually enriching collection of essays on a very topical subject. The contributors present critical analysis and original approaches to interaction and tensions in various areas of international law, also addressing the legal questions arising from its fragmentation, a topic debated by the International Law Commission. Providing a fascinating insight into the workings of international law within various sectors of activities in developing countries and the tensions arising therefrom, such as between investors and local communities in natural resources projects, this book is a very rich source of knowledge. It is highly recommended for both practitioners and scholars.'--Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Queen Mary University of London, UK'This collection of essays on natural resources and sustainable development shines a light on the many vistas of the topic. While each chapter brings a refreshing review of extant literature on the specific area of enquiry, the indepth analysis of particular jurisdictions or industries makes for a better understanding of the issues at stake. In some cases new ground is broken where the authors debunk old ideas. Manuela Lavinas Picq's chapter on ''situating the amazon in world politics'' is a good example. After reading it, one is not likely to view the Amazon in the same way again. I recommend this book to scholars and practitioners alike.'--Victor Essien, International Journal of Legal Information