International Investment Law and Environmental Protection

International efforts to mitigate hazards of climate change have led to demands for international businesses to curb the damaging effects of their activities. As a result, international investment law (IIL), regulating this field, and focused primarily on protecting the investments, should be revisited to identify possible safeguards for enhanced environmental protection. The project offers a pioneering overview of such safeguards and offers recommendations for further reforms and regulatory action. To this end, it has brought together leading experts, whose work will be presented at the conference in October 2022, and published in an edited volume. The project is conducted jointly by University of Copenhagen, Max Planck Institute Luxembourg and CNRS - CERSA University Paris II.