TY - BOOK AU - Viñuales,Jorge E TI - Foreign investment and the environment in international law T2 - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law SN - 9781107006386 U1 - 346.092 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Investments, Foreign KW - Law and legislation KW - Environmental law, International KW - Environmental aspects KW - LAW / International KW - bisacsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: Introductory observations; Part I. Setting the Framework: 1. The increasing interactions between foreign investment law and international environmental law; 2. Conceptualising interactions; 3. Synergies; 4. Conflicts I - soft-control mechanisms; 5. Conflicts II - adjudication mechanisms; Part II. Normative Conflicts: 6. Normative priority in international law; 7. Foreign investment and the international regulation of freshwater; 8. Foreign investment and the protection of biological and cultural diversity; 9. Foreign investment and the international regulation of dangerous substances and activities; 10. Foreign investment and the climate change regime; Part III. Legitimacy Conflicts: 11. Normative priority between different legal systems; 12. Environmental measures and expropriation clauses; 13. Environmental measures and non-discrimination standards; 14. Environmental measures, stability and due process; 15. Defence arguments based on environmental considerations; Concluding observations N2 - "Conflicts between foreign investment law and environmental law are becoming increasingly frequent. On the one hand, the rise of environmental regulation poses significant challenges to foreign investors in several industries. On the other, the surge in investment arbitration proceedings is making States aware of the important litigation risks that may result from the adoption of environmental regulation. This study of the relationship between these two areas of law adopts both a policy and a practical perspective. It identifies the major challenges facing States, foreign investors and their legal advisers as a result of the potential friction between investment law and environmental law and provides a detailed analysis of all the major legal issues on the basis of a comprehensive study of the jurisprudence from investment tribunals, human rights courts and bodies, the ICJ, the WTO, the ITLOS, the CJEU and other adjudication mechanisms"-- UR - http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/06386/cover/9781107006386.jpg UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012014613-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012014613-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012014613-t.html ER -