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25 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 219 (2016-2017)
Land, Property and Sovereignty in International Law

handle is hein.journals/cjic25 and id is 235 raw text is: ARTICLE LAND, PROPERTY AND SOVEREIGNTY IN INTERNATIONAL LAW Lorenzo Cotula* A BSTRA CT .................................................................................. 220 I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 221 II. LAND, PROPERTY AND SOVEREIGNTY IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE .............................................................................. 226 A. Land in the Early History of International Law ................. 226 B. Colonialism and the Emergence of Modern International L aw ..................................................................................... 2 2 8 C. Historical Legacies and External Dimensions in Land, Property and Sovereignty ................................................... 232 III. LAND AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW: RESHAPING THE NOTIONS OF PROPERTY AND SOVEREIGNTY ......................... 235 A. The Place of Land in International Human Rights Law ..... 235 B. The Human Right to Property ............................................ 238 C. Non-proprietary Foundations in Human Rights Law ......... 242 D. Implications for the Interplay of Land, Property and Sovereignty .................................................................... I .... 246 IV. INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND THE PROTECTION OF PROPERTY .................................................................................. 248 A. Mapping the Terrain: Investment Protection and Land R elations ............................................................................. 248 B. Human Rights and Investment Protection Norms: Convergence and Divergence ............................................. 252 C. Tensions in the Interplay of Land, Property and Sovereignty: A Look at the International Jurisprudence .... 257 * Principal Researcher in Law and Sustainable Development, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); and Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for the Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE), Warwick Law School. I would like to thank Monica Lugato, Elisa Morgera and Stephen Neff for comments on earlier drafts of the manuscript; responsibility for the views expressed and errors made is entirely mine. Contact details: lorenzo.cotula@iied.org, +44(0)1313000161. 219