This
Research Handbook examines one of the most dynamic areas of public international law: the interaction between environmental law and policy and international investment law. The multiplicity of forms that interaction takes is the core theme of this
Research Handbook. The contributors are drawn from a variety of legal backgrounds to give a well-rounded view of this complex relationship.
Taking a thematic approach, this Research Handbook provides analysis on key issues in the environment-investment nexus, including freshwater resources, climate, biodiversity and sustainable development. The expert contributors unpack the complexities of this field of research through investigating regional experiences, assessing practices and procedures, and offering innovative approaches and new critical perspectives on the issues involved. The Research Handbook demonstrates that the exact nature of the relationship between environmental law and investment law is still evolving and, in so doing, indicates directions for future research.
This timely Research Handbook will be of great interest to scholars who are researching the interactions between environmental law, international investment law and sustainable development. More widely, those with a research interest in public international law will find this to be a compelling reference tool.
Contributors include: R.J. Anderson, F. Baetens, A.K. Bjorklund, G. Bottini, C. Brown, D. Cucinotta, M. Ferrer, S. Frank, U. Kriebaum, J. Levine, D. Liang, E. Luke, S. Luttrell, E. Mendez Braeutigam, K. Miles, I. Odumosu-Ayanu, N. Peart, J. Peel, B.J. Richardson, A. Telesetsky, K. Tienhaara, V. Vadi, J.E. Vinuales, R. Weeramantry, R. Yotova
Industry Reviews
'Overall, the Handbook is a valuable resource. It provides a detailed and probing analysis of various facets of the investment-environment relationship, despite some chapters being slightly editorial. The Handbook's key added value is its analysis on investment and environmental law regimes. More generally, while the Handbook provides certain analysis focussed on reconciling investment and environmental law protections it is largely limited to a lex lata analysis, rather than providing a lex ferenda vision for how investment and environmental norms, principles, and treaties may be harmoniously applied or interpreted. In this regard, scholars and academics searching for strong base material in these areas will find the Handbook useful, but the Handbook, for the most part, does not go on to chart new territory on investment and environment. Given the rapid acceleration of investment into environmentally sensitive or environment adjacent projects the investment environment nexus will surely continue to grow and the Handbook provides an overall solid starting place for those seeking to understand the legal relationship between the two regimes.' -- Sean Stephenson, The IUCN AEL Journal of Environmental Law
'From sustainable development, climate change and biodiversity, to process, science and the green economy, to regional approaches, indigenous cultural heritage and local environments, this Research Handbook provides a profound analysis of the multifaceted interaction of the environment and investment. Well-established and emerging multidisciplinary scholars have brought together a first-rate treatment of conflict and reconciliation in environmental and investment law. This is a Research Handbook for all interested in understanding the environmental dimensions of this critical economic activity.'
--Donald McRae, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Ottawa, Canada
