Natural Resources Grabbing, State Sovereignty — Cagliari, Italy

The University of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy) (Università degli Studi di Cagliari Dipartimento di diritto pubblico e di studi sociali) hosts Natural Resources Grabbing: Erosion or Legitimate Exercise of State Sovereignty? Oct. 4-5, 2013. The event is co-sponsored by the University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano Facoltà di Giurisprudenza). Abstracts (in English, French, or Spanish) are due by June 15, 2013.

The growing demand for natural resources has triggered a “race” to their exploitation and possession, especially in developing countries. This research project aims at addressing, from an international law perspective, this very complex challenge for the international community.

The organizers “welcome submissions that describe new (previously unpublished), cutting-edge
research in the following focus areas:

  • The international legal framework: relevant customary and treaty law for the exploitation of natural resources
    • Investment and Trade Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Human Rights Law
    • Law of the Sea
    • Energy Law
  • The role of International Organisations . . .
  • The responses at the regional and domestic level (constitutional rights, customary law, reforms) on behalf of investor and recipient countries, and their interaction with the international legal order . . .
  • The role of non-state actors . . .
  • The contractual dimension: the negotiation of private agreements and the protection of public interests . . .

Call for papers_Resources Grabbing. Questions? Contact Dr. Francesca Romanin Jacur (francesca.romanin [at] unimi.it).
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