Jorge E. Vinuales

University of Cambridge

Harold Samuel Professor of Law and Environmental Policy

19 Silver Street

Cambridge

United Kingdom

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1.

The Paris Climate Agreement: An Initial Examination

C-EENRG Working Papers No. 6
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 18 Dec 2015
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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Paris Agreement, COP 21, climate change, linking, transparency

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Sustainable Development in International Law

Jorge E. Viñuales, ‘Sustainable Development’, in L. Rajamani, J. Peel (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford University Press, 2nd edn. 2019)
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 10 Jan 2019
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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sustainable development, principles of international environmental law, SDGs, international court of justice, 2030 agenda for sustainable development

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The Sources of International Investment Law

S. Besson and J. d’Aspremont (eds.), The Oxford Handbook on the Sources of International Law (Oxford University Press, in 2016, Forthcoming).
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 11 Aug 2015
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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sources of international law, international investment law, domestic law, sovereignty, precedent, investment arbitration jurisprudence

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The Rise and Fall of Sustainable Development

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2013
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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sustainable development, green economy, green growth, Rio 20, participation, technology transfer, differentiation, decarbonisation, global environmental governance

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The Environmental Regulation of Foreign Investment Schemes under International Law

In P.-M. Dupuy and J. E. Viñuales (eds.), Harnessing Foreign Investment to Promote Environmental Protection: Incentives and Safeguards (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 2012, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Aug 2012
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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green economy, litigation risk, environmental regulation, investment arbitration, regulatory expropriation, PPM, non discrimination, police powers doctrine, legitimate expectations

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Human Rights and Investment Disciplines: Integration in Progress

In M. Bungenberg, J. Griebel, S. Hobe, A., Reinisch (eds), International Investment Law (Baden Baden: Nomos) (2012) (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Aug 2012
Jorge E. Vinuales and Pierre-Marie Dupuy
University of Cambridge and European University Institute - Department of Law
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human rights, investment arbitration, fragmentation, systemic integration

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The Contribution of the International Court of Justice to the Development of International Environmental Law: A Contemporary Assessment

Fordham International Law Journal, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2008
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Aug 2010
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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International Court of Justice, Principles of International Environmental Law, Pulp Mills, Aerial Herbicide, Gabcikovo-Nagymaros, Prevention, Customary International Environmental Law, erga omnes

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Seven Ways of Escaping a Rule: Of Exceptions and Their Avatars in International Law

Jorge E. Viñuales, ‘Seven ways of escaping a rule: Of exceptions and their avatars in international law’, in L. Bartels and F. Paddeu, Exceptions in International Law (Oxford University Press, 2017 Forthcoming).
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 23 Dec 2016
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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scope provisions, carve-outs, exemptions, flexibilities, derogations, exceptions, excuses, circumstances precluding wrongfulness

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The Environment Breaks into Investment Disputes

In M. Bungenberg, J. Griebel, S. Hobe, A., Reinisch (eds), International Investment Law (Munich/London: C.H. Beck/Hart/Nomos) (2012) (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Aug 2012
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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green economy, investment and environment, conflict of norms, regulatory expropriation

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Law and the Anthropocene

Jorge E. Vinuales, 'Law and the Anthropocene', C-EENRG Working Paper 2016-4 (August 2016)
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 26 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2017
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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Anthropocene, legal organization, climate change, massive extinction, biodiversity loss, technological transitions, inequality

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Managing Conflicts between Environmental and Investment Norms in International Law

INTERNATIONAL LAW FACED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, Y. Kerbrat and S. Maljean-Dubois, eds., Oxford, Hart Publishing, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 27 Sep 2010
Magnus Jesko Langer and Jorge E. Vinuales
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (HEID) and University of Cambridge
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Foreign Investment, Environmental Protection, investment Disputes, Amicus Curiae, Regulatory Expropriation, Sustainable Development, Green Economy

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Legal Techniques for Dealing with Scientific Uncertainty in Environmental Law

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 437-503, 2010
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 03 Aug 2010
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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Scientific Uncertainty, Environmental Law, Climate Change, IPCC

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The Use of Alternative (Non-Judicial Means) to Enforce Investment Awards Against States

In Boisson de Chazournes, L., M. Kohen and J. E. Viñuales (eds.), Diplomatic and Judicial Means of Dispute Settlement: Assessing their Interactions (The Hague: Brill) (2012) (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Aug 2012
Jorge E. Vinuales and Dolores Bentolila
University of Cambridge and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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enforcement of investment awards, recognition, post-award settlements, sedelmayer, CMS, Azurix, Argentina

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International Investment Law and Natural Resource Governance

Jorge E. Viñuales, ‘International investment law and natural resource governance’, in K. Kulovesi, E. Morgera (eds.), Research Handbook on International Law and Natural Resources (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2016), chapter 2. Forthcoming
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 29 Jul 2015
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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international investment law, natural resources, extractive industries, investment policy

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The Resource Curse - A Legal Perspective

Global Governance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 03 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2010
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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Resource Curse, Ogoni, Sovereignty Over Natural Resources, Self-Determination

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State of Necessity and Peremptory Norms in International Investment Law

NAFTA: Law and Business Review of the Americas, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2008
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Aug 2010
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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Necessity, Foreign Investment, CMS v. Argentina, LG&E v. Argentina, Peremptory Norms, primary norms, secondary norms

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Balancing Effectiveness and Fairness in the Redesign of the Climate Change Regime

Leiden Journal of International Law, Vol. 24, No.1
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 04 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2010
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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climate change, distribute justice, climate fairness, Copenhagen, Cancún

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The Challenge of ‘Proliferation’: An Anatomy of the Debate

In C. Romano, K. Alter and Y. Shany (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Adjudication, Chapter 2 (Oxford University Press) (2013) (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 07 Aug 2012
Jorge E. Vinuales and Pierre-Marie Dupuy
University of Cambridge and European University Institute - Department of Law
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proliferation, international adjudication, international rule of law, fragmentation, coherence, legalization, judicial legitimacy, transparency, participation

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SDG 7: Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable, and Modern Energy for All

Cambridge Handbook on International Law and the SDGs (2021)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 Jul 2021
Stuart Bruce and Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge - Lauterpacht Centre for International Law and University of Cambridge
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SDG 7, sustainable energy, energy poverty, human rights, climate change, trade and investment, global governance, international institutions, non-state actors.

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Intellectual Property Rights as Protected Investments: How Open Are the Gates?

Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG) Working Paper, July 2015
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 26 Jul 2015
Carlos M. Correa and Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Buenos Aires (UBA) - Faculty of Social Sciences and University of Cambridge
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intellectual property rights, investment arbitration, investment law, Eli Lilly v. Canada, Philipp Morris v. Australia, Philipp Morris v. Uruguay

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'La Proteccion Ambiental en el Derecho Internacional Consuetudinario ('Environmental Protection in International Customary Law')

J. E. Viñuales, 'Environmental Protection in International Customary Law' (2017) 69 Revista Española de Derecho Internacional, 2017 ['La Proteccion Ambiental en el Derecho Internacional Consuetudinario (2017) 69 Revista Española de Derecho Internacional], Forthcoming
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 23 Mar 2017
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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customary law, due diligence, prevention principle, obligation to cooperate in good faith, environmental impact assessment, interactions.

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Foreign Investment in Latin-America: Between Love and Hatred

LATIN-AMERICA: DREAMS AND LEGACY, Claude Auroi, ed., Forthcoming
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 03 Aug 2010
Magnus Jesko Langer and Jorge E. Vinuales
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (HEID) and University of Cambridge
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Latin-American Independence, Economic Emancipation, Foreign Investment, Calvo Doctrine, Permanent Sovereignty Over Natural Resources

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Principles Governing the Global Economy

Kurtz, Jürgen , Viñuales Jorge E. and Waibel Michael, ‘Principles Governing the Global Economy’ in Viñuales Jorge E. (ed), The Un Friendly Relations Declaration at 50 an Assesment of the Fundamental Principles of International Law Cambridge University Press), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Mar 2020
Jürgen Kurtz, Jorge E. Vinuales and Michael Waibel
European University Institute - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), University of Cambridge and University of Vienna - Faculty of Law
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'On Legal Inquiry'

D. Alland, V. Chetail, O. De Frouville, J. E. Viñuales (Eds.), Unity and Diversity of International Law. Essays in Honour of Professor Pierre-Marie Dupuy/Unité Et Diversité Du Droit International, Mélanges En L’Honneur Du Professeur Pierre-Marie Dupuy (Leiden) (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 27 Mar 2013
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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legal research, interdisciplinary research, conceptual analysis of law, legal epistemology, legal philosophy, legal theory

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Article 5: Conduct of Empowered Entities

Forthcoming in Andreas Kulick and Michael Waibel (eds), Commentary on General International Law in International Investment Law (Oxford University Press 2023).
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 04 May 2023
Oliver Hailes and Jorge E. Vinuales
London School of Economics - Law School and University of Cambridge
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International law, investment arbitration, State responsibility, attribution of conduct, governmental authority

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International Investment Proceedings: Converging Principles?

J. E. Viñuales, International Investment Proceedings: Converging Principles? (Morelli Lectures 2016), in E. Cannizzaro (ed.), International Procedural Law: Common Principles of General Principles? (Rome: Sapienza Università Editrice, forthcoming 2017)
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 22 Nov 2017
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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investment proceedings, definition of investment, legality of investments, indirect shareholder claims, treaty and custom, police powers, countermeasures

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The International Legal Regime for Climate Change: Perspectives and Prospectives (In Spanish)

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATE (O.A.S.)/INTER-AMERICAN JURIDICAL COMMITTEE, COURSE ON INTERNATIONAL LAW, pp. 233-305, 2009
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 14 Nov 2010
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge
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Climate Change, Copenhagen, Bali, UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol

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From the Other Shore: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights from an International Environmental Law Perspective

In E. Reidel et al. (eds.), Contemporary Challenges in the Realization of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Oxford: Oxford University Press), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 Aug 2012
Jorge E. Vinuales, Stéphanie Chuffart and Stéphanie Chuffart
University of Cambridge and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)Columbia Law School - Centre for Climate Change Law
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environmental democracy, participation, Aarhus, economic social and cultural rights, protocol on water and health

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A Global Pact for the Environment: Conceptual Foundations

Aguila, Y. and J. E. Vinuales, 'A Global Pact for the Environment: Conceptual Foundations' (2018) C-EENRG Working Paper 2018-1.
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 20 Dec 2018
Yann Aguila and Jorge E. Vinuales
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Cambridge
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Global Pact for the Environment, Resolution A/72/277, Principles of International Environmental Law, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

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Analyzing antimicrobial resistance as a series of collective action problems

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 16 Aug 2024
Isaac Weldon, Kathleen Liddell, Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, Steven Hoffman, Timo Minssen, Kevin Outterson, Stephanie Palmer, A.M. Viens and Jorge E. Vinuales
York University, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, York University, York University, University of Copenhagen - Centre for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law (CeBIL) - Faculty of Law, Boston University School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, York University and University of Cambridge
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collective action, antimicrobial resistance, global health

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Investor Diligence in Investment Proceedings: Sources and Arguments

Posted: 23 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2016
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge

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investor diligence, investment arbitration, investor obligations, corporate social responsibility, investor-State asymmetry, political risk, legitimate expectations, pleas of illegality

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Foreign Investment and the Environment in International Law: The Current State of Play

Jorge E. Viñuales, ‘Foreign Investment and the Environment in International Law: The Current State of Play’, in Kate Miles (ed.), Research Handbook on Environment and Investment Law (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2016), chapter 2., Forthcoming
Posted: 22 Sep 2015
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge

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investment law and environmental law, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Addis Ababa Agenda, FTAs and megaregionals, Clayton and Bilcon v. Canada, Perenco v. Ecuador, environmental counterclaims

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Iced Freshwater Resources: A Legal Exploration

Yearbook of International Environmental law, Vol. 20
Posted: 03 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2013
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge

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Icebergs, Iced Freswhater Resources, Artic, Antarctica, Natural Resources, Polar Regions, International Law

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Foreign Investment and the Environment in International Law: An Ambiguous Relationship

British Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 80, 2010
Posted: 03 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 09 Aug 2010
Jorge E. Vinuales
University of Cambridge

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Foreign Investment, Environmental Protection, investment Disputes, Amicus Curiae, Regulatory Expropriation, Sustainable Development, Green Economy