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The growing demand for natural resources has triggered a race to their exploitation and possession, especially in developing countries. Most desired are water, land, forests, raw materials (oil, gas, mineral and precious stones), fisheries and genetic resources. Emerging economies, Western states, multinational corporations and international financial institutions have become the biggest buyers in a race that on one hand strengthens economies and creates investment opportunities and on the other threatens local communities and environmental protection. Natural Resources Grabbing: An International Law Perspective aims at filling a gap in the legal literature by addressing the adverse effects that large-scale investments in natural resources may pose to fundamental human rights and the protection of the environment.

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Francesca Romanin Jacur, PhD (Milan), is Adjunct Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Milan, Italy. She is the author of The Dynamics of Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Institutional Architectures and Law-making Processes (2013) and several articles in public international law. Angelica Bonfanti, PhD (Milan), is Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Milan, Italy. She is the author of Imprese multinazionali, diritti umani e ambiente: profili di diritto internazionale pubblico e privato (2012) and several articles in public and private international law. Francesco Seatzu, PhD (Nottingham) is Full Professor in International and EU Law at the University of Cagliari, Italy. He has published monographs and many articles in public, private international and European Law, including The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The Law, Process and Practice (with M. Odello, 2012), The World Bank Inspection Panel (2007), and Insurance in Private International Law: A European Perspective (2003).

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