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TPB2012-024
Module C [LWM32C]
Sequence: modules A and B must be attempted before module C
Particular subjects of international environmental law 1
Protection of the marine environment
General principles of conservation and biological diversity
Management of hazardous substances and wastes
Climate change protection
Protection of the ozone layer
Module D [LWM32D]
Sequence: modules A and B must be attempted before module D
Particular subjects of international environmental law 2
Trade and environment
Financial resources, technology and intellectual property
War and armed conflict in relation to the environment
Nuclear energy and the environment
Freshwater resources
Transboundary air pollution
Polar regions
International investment law
Module A [LWM33A]
Evolution of the law of foreign investment
Origins of the law of foreign investment: the early years
National standards v. international minimum standard
National treatment and the Calvo doctrine
The duty to compensate and the Hull formula
Module B [LWM33B]
Sequence: module A must be attempted before module B
International efforts to regulate foreign investment
United Nations efforts
Efforts made by the World Bank
OECD efforts
The role of the World Trade Organization
Module C [LWM33C]
Sequence: modules A and B must be attempted before module C
Regulation under bilateral and regional investment treaties (BITs)
Origins of BITs
The content of BITs
Significance of BITs
Regional treaties: NAFTA
Module D [LWM33D]
Sequence: modules A and B must be attempted before module D
The case-law on the treatment of foreign investment
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