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Striking a Balance Between Environmental Carve-outs and Public Policy Considerations in new Generation BITs: Re-reading Eco Oro Minerals Corp v. Colombia
[Samriddhi Guha is a fourth year law student at O.P Jindal Global Law School] In 2012, Colombia adopted measures to protect the paramo ecosystem through the National Development Plan 2014-2018 (‘Plan’) that came into force in 2016. The Plan prohibited ‘agricultural activities and exploration for or exploitation of non-renewable natural resources, and ‘construction of oil and gas refineries’ in the paramos...