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Submission To Opic On Revisions To Its Environmental And Social Policy Statement, Kaitlin Y. Cordes Nov 2016

Submission To Opic On Revisions To Its Environmental And Social Policy Statement, Kaitlin Y. Cordes

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications

In November 2016, CCSI sent a submission to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) regarding its draft revised Environmental and Social Policy Statement (ESPS). CCSI’s input focused on two discrete issues that CCSI has been working on: (1) contract transparency for natural resource and infrastructure projects, and (2) redress for harms in the context of project abandonment or failure. The submission urged OPIC to add into the ESPS a requirement that Applicants involved in natural resource or infrastructure projects commit to publicly disclosing any investor-state contracts related to the underlying Project. CCSI’s submission also suggested that OPIC incorporate into the …


Foreign Private Investment In Palestine Revisited: An Analysis Of The Revised Palestinian Investment Law, David P. Fidler Jan 1999

Foreign Private Investment In Palestine Revisited: An Analysis Of The Revised Palestinian Investment Law, David P. Fidler

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Legal Aspect And Problems In International American Franchise Transaction In Indonesia, Veronika Jan 1997

Legal Aspect And Problems In International American Franchise Transaction In Indonesia, Veronika

LLM Theses and Essays

The Republic of Indonesia, a country in Southeast Asia, faced serious economic problems in 1966, the total debt was (U.S.) $2.3 billion and exceeded export earnings. The government encourages the private sector to take part in this economic development since the government itself faced a scarcity of fund. The government has tried to attract private investment either domestic or foreign investor by launching the deregulation program. The purpose of this thesis is to make an argument that Indonesian franchises need protection and that it is time now for the legislative body in Indonesia to enact a franchise law. The study …


Foreign Private Investment In Palestine: An Analysis Of The Law On The Encouragement Of Investment In Palestine, David P. Fidler Jan 1995

Foreign Private Investment In Palestine: An Analysis Of The Law On The Encouragement Of Investment In Palestine, David P. Fidler

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This Article analyzes the Investment Law and its prospects for encouraging foreign businesses to invest in Gaza and the West Bank (collectively, "Palestinian Territories"). A brief analysis of the importance of foreign private investment to the peace process between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization, and the progress made towards attracting such investment in Gaza and the West Bank since the September 1993 signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, serves as a prelude to a detailed examination of the text of the Investment Law. The author then compares the Investment Law to the latest international practices …


Book Review. Le Regime Juridique Des Investissements Étrangers En Gréce. Contribution À Une Théorie De L’Investissement International By K. G. Mavrias, A. A. Fatouros Jan 1977

Book Review. Le Regime Juridique Des Investissements Étrangers En Gréce. Contribution À Une Théorie De L’Investissement International By K. G. Mavrias, A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Book Review. The Effectiveness Of International Decisions And Foreign Development Lending -- Legal Aspects, A. A. Fatouros Jan 1972

Book Review. The Effectiveness Of International Decisions And Foreign Development Lending -- Legal Aspects, A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


An International Code To Protect Private Investment -- Proposals And Perspectives, A. A. Fatouros Jan 1961

An International Code To Protect Private Investment -- Proposals And Perspectives, A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.