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Clara Lopez

@claralopez.bsky.social

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Lecturer at KCL, Deputy Director Centre for Climate Law and Governance, researching on mining, human rights and investment arbitration

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Clara Lopez @claralopez.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🌱 Overcompensation in these terms leads to regulatory chill, affects the implementation of human rights and environmental norms, and provides perverse incentives to investors. I am very happy to receive feedback so contact me if you have any!

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Clara Lopez @claralopez.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🚫 DCF cannot account for radical or Knightian Uncertainty: using DCF to value an investment that does not yet exist (a mine) leaves mining investors better off. ❌ Additionally, the way DCF is used in investment arbitration does not align with Fair Market Value.

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Clara Lopez @claralopez.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Very excited to share my new paper on Compensating Uncertainty: The Case of Mineral Resource Exploration in ISDS published by JIEL. TL/DR: I argue that Discounted Cash Flow should not be used in investment arbitration to value early stage investments academic.oup.com/jiel/advance...

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Compensating uncertainty: the case of mineral resource exploration in ISDS

Abstract. This article uses the concept of Knightian uncertainty to analyse reparation and damages valuation in the context of mining disputes in Investor–

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Clara Lopez @claralopez.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Hi, sorry this one is in person only. We will have more on the series and will make them online!

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Clara Lopez @claralopez.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🌍 What role can international courts play in addressing the climate emergency?Join us for a powerhouse panel on the Inter-American Court’s upcoming Advisory Opinion on Human Rights & the Climate Emergency. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/iacth...

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The IACtHR Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights

The IACtHR Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights will shape the legal landscape of climate governance

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Clara Lopez @claralopez.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Its an excellent book Julia, I really enjoyed reading it!

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Clara Lopez @claralopez.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Happy to share that my review of The Politics of Investment Treaties in Latin America by @juliacalvert.bsky.social has been published by the @jlpe.bsky.social

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Clara Lopez @claralopez.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Congrats Anna!

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