Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 2, Issue 1, October 2011
In this issue:
Rethinking investor-state contracts through a sustainable development lens; Stabilization in investment contracts: Rethinking the context, reformulating the result; Principles for responsible contracts: Integrating the management of human rights risks into investor-state contract negotiations; Going public to improve investment in agriculture; Foreign investment contracts in the oil & gas sector: A survey of environmentally; relevant clauses; News briefs; Summaries of recent arbitration awards and decisions; Resources and events.
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