Natural resources grabbing an international law perspective
The growing demand for natural resources has triggered a “race” to their exploitation and possession, especially in developing countries. Most desired are water, land, forests, raw materials (oil, gas, mineral and precious stones), fisheries and genetic resources. Emerging economie...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Leiden ; Boston
Brill Nijhoff
2015
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| Schriftenreihe: | Legal Studies on Access and Benefit-sharing
volume 4 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The growing demand for natural resources has triggered a “race” to their exploitation and possession, especially in developing countries. Most desired are water, land, forests, raw materials (oil, gas, mineral and precious stones), fisheries and genetic resources. Emerging economies, Western states, multinational corporations and international financial institutions have become the biggest “buyers” in a race that on one hand strengthens economies and creates investment opportunities and on the other threatens local communities and environmental protection.00'Natural resources grabbing: An international law perspective' aims at filling a gap in the legal literature by addressing the adverse effects that large-scale investments in natural resources may pose to fundamental human rights and the protection of the environment |
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| Beschreibung: | xx, 462 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9789004305656 978-90-04-30565-6 |