Natural Resource Investment And Africa’s Development

‘This book is an excellent addition to the literature in this area. . . Natural Resource Investment and Africa’s Development is a significant contribution to recognising the wider issues. . . I highly recommend this book, not only for lawyers with an interest in African resources, but also for those who care about good governance in the regulation of the natural world. I will certainly be recommending it to students, past, present and future.’
– Anne-Michelle Slater, Environmental Law Review

‘This book makes a significant contribution to the literature on natural resource law and governance by engaging specifically with the issues arising in the African region. It covers a wide spectrum of issues that are key to the sustainable use of natural resources in the region, thus making it an important resource for anyone interested in natural resource governance and economic development in the African region.’
– Philippe Cullet, University of London, UK.

This well-researched book covers a wide spectrum of important issues that are central to investment in natural resources and ultimately, economic development of Africa.

Francis Botchway and the expert contributors analyse the relationships between good governance and resource management, as well as the existing commercial and financial agreements. The environmental implication of resource exploitation and the international dimensions of the industry are also explored in this insightful study. Each comprehensive and concise contribution highlights the importance of transparency and equity in investment and management of natural resources.

Natural Resource Investment and Africa’s Development is essential material for scholars and students of development, environmental law, international economic law and dispute resolution, as well as any international investor in natural resources.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction
Francis N. Botchway

PART I: GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL ECONOMY
1. Good Governance and Resource Management in Africa
Rhuks Ako and Nilopar Uddin

2. Dispute Settlement and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources in Africa
Abba Kolo

3. Resource Exploitation and Environmental Justice: The Nigerian Experience
Rhuks Ako

PART II: COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL RELATIONS
4. Contractual Arrangements for Resource Investment
Emmanuel Laryea

5. ‘A Conflict of Interest’? A Critical Examination of Artisanal/Large-scale Miner Relations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gavin Hilson

6. Mergers and Acquisitions in Resource Industry: Implications for Africa
Francis N. Botchway

7. Fiscal Regimes for Natural Resource Extraction: Implications for Africa’s Development
Evaristus Oshionebo

8. Africa: From Object to Agent of Socially Responsible Investment
Benjamin J. Richardson

PART III: THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT OF AFRICAN RESOURCE EXPLOITATION
9. Evolution of International Investment Law and Implications for Africa
Emmanuel Laryea

10. Commodity Agreements and Markets
Billy Melo Araujo

11. Regime Theory and China–Africa Economic Relations: New Ideas in Old Paradigms?
Francis N. Botchway

12. The Settlement of Investor–State Oil and Gas Disputes in Africa
Ibironke Odumosu

13. The Role of International Criminal Law in Environmental Protection
Regina Rauxloh

14. Economic Development and Environmental Protection in Africa: The Constitutional, Conventional and Institutional Contexts
David Dzidzornu

Index