Economic Law and Policy

How Could China’s New Foreign Investment Law Impact Trade Debate?

Sustainability and Second Life: The case for cobalt and lithium recycling

Touring Agricultural Investment Projects

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Commentary

Commentary

World Bank–IMF Development Committee Stresses Institutional Accountability at Spring Meetings, Amid Planned IFC Reforms

Communities may be able to sue international financial institutions when their livelihoods and well-being have been harmed by development.
Blog

Blog

How Could China’s New Foreign Investment Law Impact Trade Debate?

Negotiators from the United States and China have met repeatedly in recent weeks to reach an agreement to resolve some of the trade irritants between them, including the high-profile issue of forced technology transfers.
Blog

Blog

Explorer les projets d'investissement agricole

Un voyage de deux semaines explore les moyens de maximiser les avantages et de minimiser les risques des outils d’investissement agricole en Afrique.
Blog

Blog

Touring Agricultural Investment Projects

A two-week trip explores how to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks of agricultural investment tools in Africa.
Blog

Blog

How Can Blockchain Improve Sustainability in Mining?

Companies interested in sustainability and transparency are starting to use blockchain to trace materials back to their sources.
Report

Report

Local Content Policies in the Mining Sector: Scaling up local procurement

This paper focuses on local procurement policies designed to boost the number of goods and services purchased by mining operations from local stakeholders.
Newsletter

Newsletter

Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 10, Issue 1, April 2019

Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy.
Commentary

Commentary

Summary Comments to the Proposals for Amendment of the ICSID Arbitration Rules

This commentary focuses on select aspects of the ICSID Secretariat's March 15, 2019 draft proposals for amendment of the ICSID Arbitration Rules.