Abstract
This chapter provides a preview of the legal issues concerning the principle of
free, prior and informed consent (‘fpic’) in the One Belt, One Road (‘obor’)
initiative in the context of transnational investment law and arbitration
(‘tila’) and is divided into four substantive sections. Section 2 sets the stage
for the articulation and operationalization of the right to fpic and the related
right to consultation by highlighting the importance of local participation.
Section 3 surveys different sources of international law to scope the right to
fpic. Section 4 analyzes the corresponding obligations of the States hosting
obor projects. Section 5 analyzes the corresponding obligations of investors
participating in obor projects.
free, prior and informed consent (‘fpic’) in the One Belt, One Road (‘obor’)
initiative in the context of transnational investment law and arbitration
(‘tila’) and is divided into four substantive sections. Section 2 sets the stage
for the articulation and operationalization of the right to fpic and the related
right to consultation by highlighting the importance of local participation.
Section 3 surveys different sources of international law to scope the right to
fpic. Section 4 analyzes the corresponding obligations of the States hosting
obor projects. Section 5 analyzes the corresponding obligations of investors
participating in obor projects.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Belt and Road Initiative |
| Subtitle of host publication | Law, Economics, and Politics |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Pages | 524-556 |
| Number of pages | 33 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789004373792 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789004373785 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Sept 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |