The nexus between foreign direct investment and environmental protection in Ethiopia: appraisal of bilateral investment treaties
by Alemu Balcha Adugna
International Journal of Public Law and Policy (IJPLAP), Vol. 9, No. 2, 2023

Abstract: With the primary purpose of assessing whether the bilateral investment treaties signed by Ethiopia have paid proper attention to the environment or not, doctrinal legal research methodology is employed. Accordingly, the paper's finding shows that most of Ethiopia's bilateral investment treaties are devoid of environmental protection and sustainable development issues. Yet, 2006 can be marked as a turning point in the history of BITs of Ethiopia. The Ethio-Belgium Luxemburg Economic Union BIT of 2006 has a separate provision on the right to regulate and protect the environment. However, saving for the latest four BITs, namely Ethio-Morocco (2016), Ethio-United Arab Emirates (2016), Ethio-Qatar (2017) and Brazil-Ethio (2018) BITs, other BITs signed by Ethiopia have no separate provision on environmental protection and regulatory space for the protection of the environment. Hence, it is recommendable for Ethiopia to revisit all of its BITs and integrate environmental protection and sustainable development clauses through renegotiation or termination.

Online publication date: Tue, 04-Apr-2023

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