OUVRAGE : E. Morgera, K. Kulovesi (eds.), Research Handbook on International Law and Natural Resources

Elisa MORGERA, Kati KULOVESI

The Research Handbook on International Law and Natural Resources provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the role of international law in regulating the exploration and exploitation of natural resources. The book covers overarching and sectoral, as well as traditional and emerging, legal issues in natural resource development.

The book illuminates interactions and tensions between international environmental law, human rights and economic law, as well as the law of the sea, tracing their evolution and identifying critical areas for further investigation. It also discusses the relevance of soft law and international dispute settlement, as well as of various unilateral, bilateral, regional and transnational initiatives in the governance of natural resources. Analysis of historical and current policy debates, including the incipient negotiations of a new international legally binding instrument on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change, are included.

While the Handbook is accessible to those approaching the subject for the first time, it identifies pressing areas for further investigation that will be of interest to advanced researchers and practitioners of international environmental, economic and human rights law.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

PART I. KEY CONCEPTS

1. National Sovereignty Over National Resources: Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Development
Virginie Barral 

2. Foreign Direct Investment: International Investment Law and Natural Resource Governance
Jorge E. Viñuales 

3. International Trade: Natural Resources and the World Trade Organization
Kati Kulovesi 

4. Natural Resources and Human Rights
Francesco Francioni 

5. Corruption and Conflict
Emanuela Orlando 

6. Corporate Accountability
Elisa Morgera

PART II. RESOURCES UNDER NATIONAL JURISDICTION

Section A. Biological Resources

7. Land:
Lorenzo Cotula

8. Forests: Learning Lessons from our Interventions
Feja Lesniewska 

9. Fisheries
Alexander Proelss 

10. Wildlife and Landscapes
Arie Trouwborst 

11. Genetic Resources
Claudio Chiarolla

 Section B. Energy

12. Oil and Gas: International Petroleum Regulation
Kim Talus 

13. Renewable Energy
Rafael Leal-Arcas and Stephen Minas 

14. Biofuels
Max Jansson and Seita Romppanen

 Section C. Other Resources

15. Water
Owen Mcintyre 

16. Minerals
Michael Kidd 

17. Arctic Resources: Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Arctic from the Perspective of International Law
Timo Koivurova

PART III. RESOURCES BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION

18. High Seas Fisheries
Richard Barnes and Carmino Massarella 

19. Resources of the International Seabed Area
James Harrison 

20. Marine Genetic of Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Soul Searching and the Art of Balance
Charlotte Salpin 

21. Antarctica Resources: Economic Activities in Antarctica: Resources and Legal Regimes
Julia Jabour

PART IV. ACTORS AND INSTITUTIONS

22. International Law-Making
Ben Boer

23. Global Governance: Problem Shifting in the Anthropocene and the Limits of International Law
Rakhyun E. Kim and Harro Van Asselt 

24. International Dispute Settlement: The Settlement of Investment Disputes Concerning Natural Resources - Applicable Law and Standards of Review Federico Ortino and Nima Mersadi Tabari

Conclusions: A Research Agenda on International Law and Natural Resources
Elisa Morgera and Kati Kulovesi

Index

Elisa MORGERA, Kati KULOVESI (eds.), Research Handbook on International Law and 

Natural Resources, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016 (84 pp.)

Contributors: R. Barnes, V. Barral, B. Boer, C. Chiarolla, L. Cotula, F. Francioni, J. Harrison, J. Jabour, M. Jansson, M. Kidd, R.E. Kim, T. Koivurova, K. Kulovesi, R. Leal-Arcas, F. Lesniewska, C. Massarella, S. Minas, O. McIntyre, E. Morgera, E. Orlando, F. Ortino, A. Proelss, S. Romppanen, C. Salpin, N.M. Tabari, K. Talus, A. Trouwborst, H. van Asselt, J. E. Viñuales