The role played by investment treaties in adversely affecting the environment and biodiversityhas gained traction in the recent years. Specifically, the recent report of the Third Working Group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) looked at the provisions for protection of...

The domain of international investment law is evolving. Today, an increasing number of treaty claims filed against states are based on allegations of a breach of contract. Investment treaty tribunals also tend to affirm jurisdiction over such claims, routinely ignoring that the underlying...

Sustainable Development and International Investment Law: Friends or Foes? Olufunmilola Sodipo AbstractIn recent years, foreign investors have challenged a range of government measures that negatively affect their investments through the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism....

This paper explains the shift in international policies on the treaty framework for foreign investment protection towards further clarity, specificity and inclusivity. It specifically looks at a series of new free trade agreements (FTAs) negotiated by the European Union (EU), an how the investor...