Intl. investment agreements & policy
The global framework of international investment agreements and national investment policies can limit the protection of human rights. International organizations such as UNCTAD and the South Centre, NGOs, and academics have made proposals to ensure that these agreements and policies do not limit human rights protections, and can even provide greater protection of the rights of those affected by foreign investment. Some countries have developed policies in this direction and adopted some of these recommendations, in some cases renegotiating their international investment agreements.
To address these issues, this section of our site includes materials on the human rights impacts of:
- International investment agreements and policy – both bilateral and multilateral, and including investor protection provisions in trade agreements
- National policies on foreign investment, including export processing and special economic zones
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CIDSE's proposal to reinforce revised draft on proposed binding treaty on business & human rights
Author: CIDSE & 16 other NGOs
"Contribution to the Open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights," Oct 2019 This is a decisive moment for the process towards shaping a UN treaty that can bring...
Author: CIDSE y 16 otras ONG
"Contribución al Grupo de Trabajo Intergubernamental de composición abierta sobre empresas transnacionales y otras empresas con respecto a los derechos humanos", 3 de octubre de 2019...
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Author: CIDSE et 16 autres organisations
« Contribution au groupe de travail intergouvernemental à composition non limitée sur les sociétés transnationales et autres entreprises en matière de droits de l'homme », 3 octobre 2019...
Commentary: Any Chance For Human Rights? Human Rights in International Investment Arbitration
Author: Isabel Humburg, University of Amsterdam
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Author: Semana (Colombia)
“Colombia deberá pagar USD $19 millones a Glencore” -27 de agosto de 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Últimas noticias legales
- Related companies: Glencore Prodeco (part of Glencore)
Papua New Guinea will renegotiate Papua LNG agreement with Total SA in a move to reap more benefits from its resources
Author: Sonali Paul, Reuters
"Papua New Guinea sends team to Singapore to renegotiate Total LNG deal", 15 August 2019...
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Author: Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad
“¿Qué podemos hacer para prevenir los impactos sociales y ambientales por proyectos de inversión China?” – 16 de agosto de 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Chinese investment overseas
Author: CEPAL
“Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2019. El nuevo contexto financiero mundial: efectos y mecanismos de transmisión en la region” - julio 2019...
- Related companies: AG Power Airbus Allianz AXA Bank of America Bank of New York (part of BNY Mellon) BHP Billiton BlackRock BNY Mellon BOE Technology Boeing Capital Group Caterpillar Citigroup Coca-Cola Crédit Agricole Daimler Deutsche Bank Equinor (formerly Statoil) Fidelity Investments Gazprom Goldman Sachs HP (Hewlett-Packard) Huawei Technologies Johnson & Johnson JPMorgan Chase Komatsu Legal & General Investment Management Lockheed Martin Morgan Stanley Nestlé PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela) Pemex Petrobras Roche Samsung Siemens Vanguard VF Corp Volkswagen Volvo Group Wells Fargo
Author: Dinero (Colombia)
“Nueva demanda de Glencore contra Colombia”- 12 de julio de 2019...
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