Sustainable Commodity Use : : Its Governance, Legal Framework, and Future Regulatory Instruments.

• Superior document: European Yearbook of International Economic Law Series ; v.21
• Author: Oehl, Maximilian Eduard.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: European Yearbook of International Economic Law Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (321 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Literature and IO/NGO Publications -- Chapter 2: The Emergence of Global Commodity Governance -- 2.1 The Task: Ensuring a Functional Commodity Sector -- 2.1.1 Defining the Term `Commodity ́-- 2.1.1.1 General Meaning -- 2.1.1.2 Definition According to the Havana Charter -- 2.1.1.3 Use by WTO and UNCTAD -- 2.1.1.4 Definition for the Purpose of This Book -- 2.1.1.5 Types of Commodities -- 2.1.1.6 Neighbouring Terms -- 2.1.2 Economic, Political and Technical Circumstances of Commodity Activity -- 2.1.3 Defining a Functional Commodity Sector -- 2.1.4 Defining Global Commodity Governance (GCG) -- 2.2 The Historical Emergence of GCG -- 2.2.1 Commodity Policy Before 1945: The `Anglo-Dutch ́and `League ́Phases -- 2.2.2 The Havana Phase -- 2.2.3 The NIEO-UNCTAD Phase -- 2.2.4 The Phase of `Post-Interventionism:́ Shift Towards Cooperative Agreements -- 2.2.5 The Appearance of GCG -- 2.3 Role of the Law -- 2.3.1 Purpose of the Law -- 2.3.2 Law as the Catalyst of a Functional Commodity Sector -- 2.3.3 The Effectiveness of the Legal Framework of GCG -- References -- Literature and IO/NGO Publications -- Cases -- Chapter 3: Conceptualising TCL -- 3.1 The Purpose of TCL -- 3.2 The Organisational Framework of Commodity Law -- 3.2.1 Definition of Commodity Law -- 3.2.2 Core Conceptual Characteristics of Commodity Law -- 3.2.2.1 Factual -- 3.2.2.2 Policy Trade-Offs -- 3.3 The Norms of TCL -- 3.3.1 Sources of TCL -- 3.3.2 Structure of TCL -- 3.3.3 TCL in the Commodity Governance Matrix -- References -- Literature and IO/NGO Publications -- Chapter 4: The Effectiveness of TCL -- 4.1 The Principle of PSNR as Normative Corner Stone -- 4.1.1 Competence Norm -- 4.1.2 Rights Associated with PSNR -- 4.1.3 The Sustainable Use Principle -- 4.1.4 TCL Is Effective Where It Fosters Sustainable Use.

4.2 The Contribution of TCL to a `Balanced ́Commodity Sector -- 4.2.1 TCL Is Largely Indirect -- 4.2.1.1 Human Rights -- 4.2.1.2 Environmental Protection Norms -- 4.2.1.3 Fiscal Framework -- 4.2.1.4 Armed Conflict -- 4.2.1.5 Anti-corruption -- 4.2.1.6 Interim Conclusion -- 4.2.2 The Limited Effectiveness of Incidents of Direct TCL -- 4.2.2.1 Hard, Direct TCL Does Not Balance Commodity Interests Comprehensively -- 4.2.2.1.1 Norms Balancing Economic Gain and Development -- 4.2.2.1.2 Norms Balancing Economic Gain and Participation -- 4.2.2.1.3 Norms Balancing Economic Gain and Environmental Protection -- 4.2.2.1.4 Norms Balancing Economic Interests of States -- 4.2.2.1.4.1 Aiming at Inter-State Balance: Shared Resources -- 4.2.2.1.4.2 Commodity Trade and Development: Hard, Yet `Declaratory ́Provisions -- 4.2.2.1.5 Integration Between Norm Subsets of TCL -- 4.2.2.2 Direct TCL Is Largely of `Soft ́or Private Nature -- 4.2.2.2.1 Incidents of Soft, Direct TCL -- 4.2.2.2.1.1 Good Governance -- 4.2.2.2.1.2 Fiscal Framework -- 4.2.2.2.2 Incidents of Private, Direct TCL -- 4.2.2.2.2.1 General System of Corporate Responsibility -- 4.2.2.2.2.2 Private, Direct TCL -- 4.2.2.2.3 Interim Conclusion -- 4.2.2.3 Specific, Direct TCL Is Largely Private -- 4.2.2.4 Interim Conclusion -- 4.2.3 The Standards of TCL Are Hardly Integrated -- 4.2.3.1 Formal Integration -- 4.2.3.2 The Normative Deficits of Formal Integration -- 4.2.3.3 Full Integration -- 4.2.4 Interim Conclusion -- 4.3 The Imbalance of TCL in Favour of Economic Objectives -- 4.3.1 System, Shifting Paradigms and Unbalancing Effects of International Investment Law -- 4.3.1.1 Expansion of Investment Protection -- 4.3.1.2 Turn to SD -- 4.3.1.3 Economic Imbalance: Investment Protection as a Matter of Conflict Between Host States and Foreign Investors -- 4.3.1.4 Societal and Environmental Imbalance.

4.3.1.5 Integrating Investment Protection into the TCL Framework -- 4.3.2 The Law of Liberalised Trade -- 4.3.3 Interim Conclusion -- 4.4 Regulatory Gaps Within the TCL Framework -- 4.5 Interim Conclusion -- References -- Literature and IO/NGO Publications -- Cases -- Chapter 5: Fostering the Effectiveness of TCL -- 5.1 Unfolding the Normative Potential of SD -- 5.1.1 Defining SD as the Object and Purpose of TCL -- 5.1.1.1 Conceptual and Normative Characteristics of SD -- 5.1.1.1.1 The Origins of SD as a Political Objective -- 5.1.1.1.2 The Core Conceptual Contents of SD -- 5.1.1.1.3 The General Legal Effects of SD -- 5.1.1.2 The Legal Nature of SD -- 5.1.1.2.1 The General Debate -- 5.1.1.2.2 SD as Regulatory Objective -- 5.1.1.2.2.1 Political Objectives Typically Evolve to Regulatory Objectives -- 5.1.1.2.2.2 Law Fosters the Development of Society -- 5.1.1.2.2.3 SD as Regulatory Objective in International Treaties -- 5.1.1.2.2.4 SD as Regulatory Objective Beyond Treaty Regimes -- 5.1.1.3 The Legal Impact of SD as the Object and Purpose of TCL -- 5.1.2 Operationalising SD Through Full Integration -- 5.1.3 Learning from International Labour Law -- 5.1.4 Interim Conclusion -- 5.2 ICAs as Instruments Specifying Sustainable Commodity Use -- 5.2.1 Analysis of Current ICAs -- 5.2.1.1 Types of ICAs -- 5.2.1.1.1 ICAs sensu originali -- 5.2.1.1.2 ICAs sensu stricto -- 5.2.1.1.3 ICAs sensu lato -- 5.2.1.2 Analysis of ICAs sensu originali and sensu stricto -- 5.2.1.2.1 International Commodity Bodies -- 5.2.1.2.2 ICAs sensu originali -- 5.2.1.2.2.1 Objectives -- 5.2.1.2.2.2 Substantive Obligations -- 5.2.1.2.2.3 Institutional Arrangements -- 5.2.1.2.2.4 Dispute Settlement -- 5.2.1.2.2.5 Interim Conclusion -- 5.2.1.2.3 ICAs sensu stricto -- 5.2.1.2.3.1 Agreements with a Narrow Scope -- 5.2.1.2.3.2 Broader Scope -- 5.2.1.2.3.3 Comprehensive Scope.

5.2.1.2.3.4 Interim Conclusion -- 5.2.1.3 Some Reflections on ICAs sensu lato -- 5.2.1.4 Interim Conclusion: Relevance of Current ICAs for GCG -- 5.2.2 ICAs De Lege Ferenda -- 5.2.2.1 ICAs as Instruments Codifying Balancing Norms -- 5.2.2.1.1 General Idea: Qualifying the Policy Space Available to States -- 5.2.2.1.2 Principle of Proportionality -- 5.2.2.1.3 Prevention of Irreversible Effects -- 5.2.2.1.4 Obligation for States to Detail Terms of Sustainable Use in National Regimes -- 5.2.2.2 ICAs as Instruments Incorporating SD as Their Object and Purpose -- 5.2.2.3 ICAs as Instruments Reinforcing the Rule of Law in the Commodity Sector -- 5.2.2.4 Reflections on Formal Questions -- 5.2.2.5 Interim Conclusion: ICAs as Tools Fostering a Functional Commodity Sector -- References -- Literature and IO/NGO Publications -- Cases -- Chapter 6: Conclusions -- References -- Literature and IO/NGO Publications -- Annex: The Substance of TCL: An Outline.