SovereigntyoverNaturalResources

Inmoderninternationallaw,permanentsovereigntyovernaturalresourceshascometoentaildutiesaswellasrights.Thisstudyanalysestheevolutionofpermanentsovereigntyfromapoliticalclaimtoaprincipleofinternationallaw,andexaminesitssignificanceforanumberofcontroversialissuessuchaspeople'srights,nationalizationandenvironmentalconservation.Althoughpoliticaldiscussionhaslongfocusedontherightsarisingfrompermanentsovereignty,DrSchrijverarguesthatthishasbeenattheexpenseoftheconsiderationofthecorollaryobligationsitalsoentails.Hisbookthusidentifiesdirectionssovereigntyovernaturalresourceshastakeninanincreasinglyinterdependentworldanddemonstratesitsrelevancetodebateonforeign-investmentregulation,theenvironmentandsustainabledevelopment.