Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 4, November 2015
Does the Green Economy Need Investor–State Dispute Settlement? Read more in our quarterly periodical on investment law and policy.
In this issue:
Does the Green Economy Need Investor–State Dispute Settlement?; Conciliation and Arbitration Law: Times of Change in Investment Protection in Bolivia; Safeguarding Sustainable Development: Financing for Development and the International Investment Regime; Negotiations Kick Off on a Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights; News in Brief; Awards and Decisions; Resources and Events.
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