Managing Foreign Investment in Agricultural Land in Africa: The Role of Bilateral Investment Treaties and International Investment Contracts

Ewelukwa Ofodile Uche ()
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Ewelukwa Ofodile Uche: University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, AR, USA

The Law and Development Review, 2014, vol. 7, issue 2, 329-367

Abstract: This paper seeks answers to three questions. What are the trends in terms of the role of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and land contracts in addressing complex environmental, social and governance issues implicated in foreign direct investment in agricultural land (agro-FDI)? Are countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) effectively using these two policy instruments to maximize the benefits of agro-FDI and to minimize associated risks and dangers? Do countries in SSA appreciate and are they effectively managing the complex interactions between international investment law, as encapsulated in BITs, and other regimes of international law, particularly the international human rights regime?

Keywords: bilateral investment treaties; agribusiness; agricultural investment in Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1515/ldr-2014-0010

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