Local Communities’ and the Development Conundrum
Where International Investment Law Meets Human Rights and Businesses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13019372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leïla Choukroune (0000-0001-7670-4731, University of Portsmouth, corresponding author), Lorenzo Cotula (0000-0003-3747-4771, International Institute for Environment and Development, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 270-293 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business and Human Rights Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2057-0198 • E-ISSN: 2057-0201 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/bhj.2024.22 |
| OpenAlex | W4405212114 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Large-scale investment projects often involve contestation over competing notions of ‘development’—from promises of economic growth and integration into global value chains to perspectives that emphasise strong connections between people, territory, culture and way of life. This contestation also echoes diverse theories that have variously conceptualised development as growth, freedom, right or sustainability. This article argues that, in the face of such diversity and complexity, the notion of development that underpins international investment law tends to prioritise economic considerations. In the context of investment disputes, this can marginalise the ideas of development advanced by local actors and indigenous peoples. By connecting human rights and development in immediate terms, ongoing discussions about the right to development can provide an arena to centre ‘peoples’ as the key actor in development processes. But this normative shift would also require ensuring that the wider frameworks of international economic law recognise and provide space for plural notions of development
Business · Foreign direct investment · Human rights · International investment · International trade · Investment (military · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Corporate Law and Human Rights · Human Rights and Development · International Arbitration and Investment Law · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |