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11 Mar 2008

Author:
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Business and Human Rights, Prof John Ruggie

[DOC] IFC & John Ruggie release consultation draft of paper on foreign direct investment agreements & human rights

[Information on formal consultation will be posted at this site in the coming weeks. Informal feedback is also welcome and should be directed to the author, Andrea Shemberg, at: [email protected]]. "The study found that stabilization clauses are sometimes drafted so as to insulate investors from having to implement new environmental and social laws, or to provide investors with an opportunity to be compensated for compliance with such laws…