Environmental Protection and Investment Arbitration: Yin and Yang?

This article explores the interactions between international environmental law and international investment law. It discusses existing tools and procedural devices available before international courts and tribunals to promote compliance with emerging principles, standards, the way in which internat...

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Main Author: Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad del Rosario 2017-03-01
Series:ACDI: Anuario Colombiano de Derecho Internacional
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Online Access:https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/acdi/article/view/5296
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description This article explores the interactions between international environmental law and international investment law. It discusses existing tools and procedural devices available before international courts and tribunals to promote compliance with emerging principles, standards, the way in which international courts and tribunals have had recourse to environmental protection through treaty interpretation. It then appraises the various ways that environmental protection is referred to in bilateral investment treaties. Finally, the article explores the procedural devices that could be used to take into account/address environmental considerations within the investment framework.
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spelling doaj.art-f379990ecb9c4ba5a07a6420819d8fe92022-12-22T00:33:30ZengUniversidad del RosarioACDI: Anuario Colombiano de Derecho Internacional2027-11312145-44932017-03-0110037139910.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/acdi/a.52963383Environmental Protection and Investment Arbitration: Yin and Yang?Laurence Boisson de Chazournes0University of GenevaThis article explores the interactions between international environmental law and international investment law. It discusses existing tools and procedural devices available before international courts and tribunals to promote compliance with emerging principles, standards, the way in which international courts and tribunals have had recourse to environmental protection through treaty interpretation. It then appraises the various ways that environmental protection is referred to in bilateral investment treaties. Finally, the article explores the procedural devices that could be used to take into account/address environmental considerations within the investment framework.https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/acdi/article/view/5296Environmental protection, State’s regulatory power, exceptions, treaty interpretation BIT substantive standards, corporate social responsibility, environmental impact assessment, experts
spellingShingle Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Environmental Protection and Investment Arbitration: Yin and Yang?
ACDI: Anuario Colombiano de Derecho Internacional
Environmental protection, State’s regulatory power, exceptions, treaty interpretation BIT substantive standards, corporate social responsibility, environmental impact assessment, experts
title Environmental Protection and Investment Arbitration: Yin and Yang?
title_full Environmental Protection and Investment Arbitration: Yin and Yang?
title_fullStr Environmental Protection and Investment Arbitration: Yin and Yang?
title_full_unstemmed Environmental Protection and Investment Arbitration: Yin and Yang?
title_short Environmental Protection and Investment Arbitration: Yin and Yang?
title_sort environmental protection and investment arbitration yin and yang
topic Environmental protection, State’s regulatory power, exceptions, treaty interpretation BIT substantive standards, corporate social responsibility, environmental impact assessment, experts
url https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/acdi/article/view/5296
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