Research Handbook on Environment and Investment Law

Download or read book Research Handbook on Environment and Investment Law written by Kate Miles and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Research Handbook on Environment and Investment Law examines one of the most dynamic areas of international law: the interaction between international investment law and environmental law and policy. The Research Handbook takes a thematic approach, analysing key issues in the environment–investment nexus, such as freshwater resources, climate, biodiversity, biotechnology and sustainable development. It also includes sections which explore regional experiences and address practice and procedure, and offers innovative approaches and critical perspectives, including the interface between foreign investment and the environment with human rights, gender, indigenous peoples, and economics.