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International Investment Law And The Extractive Industries Sector, Lise Johnson, Jesse Coleman
International Investment Law And The Extractive Industries Sector, Lise Johnson, Jesse Coleman
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications
Since the 1990s, international investment law has been rapidly evolving, resulting in a complex web of over 3,000 investment treaties. These treaties have been used to challenge a wide range of host state actions and inactions that have allegedly negatively affected foreign investors or investments. Those challenges, in turn, expose host states to potentially significant financial costs, and can restrict the ability of such states to maximize the benefits, and limit the environmental and social harms, that can result from the exploitation of natural resources. This briefing note provides an introduction to international investment law, with a view to assisting …