Community-Investor Dispute Prevention

 

This project will explore the development of community-investor dispute prevention and facilitation mechanisms in diverse settings.  Understanding how best to coordinate with local communities is vital in realizing the benefits of holistic growth. In the 20 years since the development of the first multilateral community-investor dispute resolution mechanism  – much has been learned about public facilitation, community engagement and dispute prevention during the early stages of major infrastructure development programs.  Thus far, only limited systematic examination has been undertaken of the contours of community-investor dispute prevention, its relationship formal dispute resolution mechanisms, and overall contribution to sustainable development.  Drawing on a case-based methodology, it will explore the achievements, challenges and lessons learned in community-investor dispute prevention and resolution for major infrastructure projects with a view to providing relevant recommendations from a devolved collaboration perspective. 

本项目将探讨在“一带一路”倡议(“一带一路”)的背景下社区-投资者争端预防和促进机制的建立。作为一项基础设施融资举措，“一带一路”旨在加强横跨亚洲、非洲和欧洲的“一带一路”走廊沿线的基础设施联系。鉴于中国的多辖区发展计划的广泛影响，了解如何与当地社区进行最佳协调，对于实现整体繁荣至关重要。自第一个多边社区-投资者争端解决机制由国际金融中心/世界银行开发以来的20年里，我们在大型基础设施发展项目的早期阶段，在公共便利、社区参与和争端预防方面学到了很多。随着2019年4月中国国际贸易促进委员会下属的国际商事争端预防与解决组织的成立，争端预防已成为中国争端解决政策的核心。然而，到目前为止，对于社区-投资者争端预防的轮廓、其与正式争端解决机制的关系以及在“一带一路”背景下对可持续发展的总体贡献，只进行了有限的系统研究。为了弥补这一空白，本研究将是第一个对“一带一路”投资争端预防机制的全面研究。本研究将采用案例分析方法，探讨在大型基础设施项目的社区-投资者争端预防和解决方面取得的成就、面临的挑战和吸取的经验教训，以期从权力下放的合作角度提供相关建议。

 

You are invited to participate in a research study conducted by Professor Dr. Shahla Ali of the University of Hong Kong.  The purpose of the study is develop awareness of the challenges and lessons learned in community-investor dispute resolution.  You will be invited to fill out the online survey about community engagement.  The survey would only take you about 10 minutes to complete, and you can choose to terminate the survey at any time without negative consequences.  I would like to stress that all information collected will remain strictly anonymous.  Individual details will not be disclosed or identifiable from this survey. Any data containing personal identifiers will be kept for three years after publication of first paper, and personal identifiers will be removed for long term retention of the research data.  If you have any questions about the research, please feel free to contact Dr. Shahla Ali, 852 39172931.  If you have questions about your rights as a research participant, please contact the Human Research Ethics Committee, HKU (2241-5267).

 

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