TRANSNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: RUSSIAN STATE INTERVENTION IN THE SAKHALIN II PROJECT – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK?
The overall legal framework for transnational petroleum development projects is arguably a conjunction between international investment law and several other fields of international law, notably environmental law and human rights. However, the relationship between these applicable fields of internat...
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ftunivessex:oai:repository.essex.ac.uk:4572 2023-05-15T18:08:55+02:00 TRANSNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: RUSSIAN STATE INTERVENTION IN THE SAKHALIN II PROJECT – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK? Ong, David M 2011-05 http://repository.essex.ac.uk/4572/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0165070X11100017 unknown Springer Science and Business Media LLC Ong, David M (2011) 'TRANSNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: RUSSIAN STATE INTERVENTION IN THE SAKHALIN II PROJECT – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK?' Netherlands International Law Review, 58 (01). pp. 1-42. ISSN 0165-070X JX International law Article PeerReviewed 2011 ftunivessex https://doi.org/10.1017/S0165070X11100017 2022-01-09T06:50:38Z The overall legal framework for transnational petroleum development projects is arguably a conjunction between international investment law and several other fields of international law, notably environmental law and human rights. However, the relationship between these applicable fields of international law is uncertain. In particular, prospects for the application of environmental law within such projects appear to depend on the balance in political and economic power between the host State and any multinational/transnational oil companies involved in the project. This balance is usually in favour of investment protection for the economic actors involved but the enduring role of the host State as the sovereign regulatory power within the relevant jurisdiction cannot be denied. The general issues raised in this debate will be examined within the specific context of the Sakhalin II project in the Russian Far East, where the host government has intervened on the ostensible basis of ensuring environmental protection but arguably at the expense of investment protection. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sakhalin University of Essex Research Repository Netherlands International Law Review 58 01 1 42 |
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The overall legal framework for transnational petroleum development projects is arguably a conjunction between international investment law and several other fields of international law, notably environmental law and human rights. However, the relationship between these applicable fields of international law is uncertain. In particular, prospects for the application of environmental law within such projects appear to depend on the balance in political and economic power between the host State and any multinational/transnational oil companies involved in the project. This balance is usually in favour of investment protection for the economic actors involved but the enduring role of the host State as the sovereign regulatory power within the relevant jurisdiction cannot be denied. The general issues raised in this debate will be examined within the specific context of the Sakhalin II project in the Russian Far East, where the host government has intervened on the ostensible basis of ensuring environmental protection but arguably at the expense of investment protection. |
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TRANSNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: RUSSIAN STATE INTERVENTION IN THE SAKHALIN II PROJECT – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK? |
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TRANSNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: RUSSIAN STATE INTERVENTION IN THE SAKHALIN II PROJECT – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK? |
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TRANSNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: RUSSIAN STATE INTERVENTION IN THE SAKHALIN II PROJECT – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK? |
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TRANSNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: RUSSIAN STATE INTERVENTION IN THE SAKHALIN II PROJECT – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK? |
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TRANSNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: RUSSIAN STATE INTERVENTION IN THE SAKHALIN II PROJECT – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK? |
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transnational investment law and environmental protection: russian state intervention in the sakhalin ii project – the empire strikes back? |
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