UNCERTAIN PROTECTION: HUMAN RIGHTS IN INVESTMENT LAW
Documentary film screening and panel discussion
The Harvard Law SJD Forum presents Under Rich Earth, the award-winning chronicle of an extraordinary clash between Ecuadorian farmers and company-hired paramilitaries deep in the cloud forest. Together, Under Rich Earth and the related Copper Mesa Mining Corporation v. Republic of Ecuador arbitration decision serve as a vivid case study on the challenges and controversies surrounding investment arbitration, human rights and development.
Panel
David Cordero, Associate Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; JSD Candidate at Cornell University
Kaitlin Y. Cordes, Center for Sustainable Investment at Columbia University
Jeswald Salacuse, Distinguished Professor and Henry J. Braker Professor of Law, Tufts University
Malcolm Rogge, Director of Under Rich Earth and SJD Candidate, Harvard Law School
Moderated by: Mohammad Hamdy, SJD Candidate, Harvard Law School
Date: Thursday, February 23
Location: Wasserstein 1010, Harvard Law School
Time: screening of Under Rich Earth begins at 4:00pm*
Panel discussion from 5:50 – 7:30pm
Food and snacks provided
*For those who cannot make the film screening on February 23, the film will also be shown on February 22 at 5pm in Wasserstein 1010, Harvard Law School.
Under Rich Earth
“A riveting story of community conflict…”
– Critic’s Pick, NOW Magazine, Toronto
In a remote mountain valley in Ecuador, coffee and sugarcane farmers face the prospect of being forced off their land to make way for a mining project. Unprotected by the police and ignored by their government, they prepare to face down the “invaders” on their own. Their resistance ultimately leads to a remarkable stand off between farmers and a group of armed paramilitaries deep in the cloud forest. Under Rich Earth is a surprising and poignant tale of hope and determination.
http://underrichearth.ryecinema.com/
The Copper Mesa Mining Corporation v. Republic of Ecuador decision can be downloaded at: http://www.italaw.com/cases/4206
Sponsored by the Harvard Human Rights Program, the Harvard Law SJD Association, the Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association (HIALSA), the Harvard Ecuadorian Students Association (HESA), and the newly formed Human Rights and Business Law Students Association (HuB).
If you or an event participant requires disability-related accommodations, please contact Accessibility Services in the Dean of Students Office, WCC 3039, at accessibility@law.harvard.edu, or 617-495-1880.