land


Land deals and investment treaties
The vast majority of the land deals from the recent wave of agribusiness investments in low and middle-income countries are protected by at least one investment treaty.
Trading away land rights
TPP, investment agreements, and the governance of land
Land rights and investment treaties: exploring the interface
New IIED report finds that investment treaties can have far-reaching implications for land reform, for public action to address “land grabbing” and more generally for land governance frameworks.
International investment law and the [human right to] land
In many cases, international investment agreements have the purpose and/or effect of hijacking the international human rights system.
Licensed to grab: How international investment rules undermine agrarian justice
This brief analyses and illustrates how international investment rules thwart the struggle for land and food sovereignty.