Law news

IIED webinar: Incentive-based contract farming and agricultural commodities exchanges

17 September 2018

Join our webinar on 3 October 2018 to discuss experiences of supporting farmers in contract farming arrangements

IIED webinar: How to support small-scale farmers in negotiations with agribusiness

26 March 2018

Join our webinar on 16 April 2018 to discuss how small-scale farmers can be supported when negotiating with companies.

IIED webinar: civil society submissions in investor-state arbitration – do they work?

16 January 2018

Join our webinar to discuss how civil society groups can bring forward community perspectives, human rights or environmental issues in investor-state arbitrations

New IIED legal tools newsletter focuses on legal empowerment

14 August 2017

The latest legal tools newsletter reports on how we are helping citizens exercise their rights in relation to land-related decisions and investments

IIED webinar: improving accountability in agribusiness investments

16 May 2017

Join our webinar on 6 June 2017 to discuss how rural people can increase the accountability in agribusiness investments, looking at examples from Cameroon, Ghana and Senegal

IIED webinar: using web platforms to promote transparency and strengthen land rights

9 June 2016 Join us for a webinar on 6 July, 2016 to discuss how web platforms can be used by civil society organisations to support communities whose land rights and livelihoods are affected by agricultural projects

New online database of investment contracts hailed as a "game changer"

6 October 2015 IIED principal researcher Lorenzo Cotula will celebrate the launch of the first searchable online repository of investment contracts at an event at Columbia University on Wednesday

How to use law to make foreign investment work for sustainable development

22 November 2013 As foreign investments in agriculture and extractive industries increase pressures on land and natural resources, governments and civil society can harness the law to promote sustainable development.

Gaining Ground? Report sheds light on demand for accountability amid resistance to land deals in Africa

5 April 2013 People who feel wronged by large scale land deals in Africa are taking a variety of steps to seek justice, according to new research that examines the accountability of public authorities that preside over such deals and asks whether legal empowerment offers citizens scope to expect fairer outcomes.