Tag: conflict resolution
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Case Studies -Treaty Power & State Authority
Investment treaties do not merely regulate economic activity; they structure political and economic power. Through cases such as Bear Creek v Peru, Cortec v Kenya, and Nachingwea v Tanzania, this analysis examines how arbitral interpretation shapes regulatory space, investor expectations, and the architecture of state autonomy.
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When Harm Becomes a Dispute
Investment-related harm begins in lived experiences, loss of land, water contamination, and displacement, not in legal disputes. Yet when these harms enter formal dispute resolution, they are narrowed, relocated, and filtered through the interests of investors and states, leaving affected communities excluded and instability unresolved. These insights examine how law transforms social conflict into legal…