Articles and Book Chapters

Category: Land and Agriculture

• Mechanisms for Consultation and Free, Prior and Informed Consent in the Negotiation of Investment ContractsSam Szoke-Burke and Kaitlin Y. Cordes, Northwestern Journal on International Law & Business, Volume 41 (2020-2021), 2020-06
• Making Coffee SustainableJeffrey D. Sachs and Kaitlin Cordes, op. ed., Food Tank, 2020-01
• Investments and Human Rights in the Agricultural SectorKaitlin Cordes, in Yannick Radi, ed., Research Handbook on Human Rights and Investment, (Elgar), pp. 414–451, 2018-12-28
• At the Intersection of Land Grievances and Legal Liability: The Need to Reconsider Contract Rights and Expectations at the Supranational LevelKaitlin Y. Cordes, Lise Johnson, and Sam Szoke-Burke, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, Vol. 49, pp. 515-567, 2017
• Here's the DealSam Szoke-Burke, RICS Land Journal, p.20, 2016-10
• Corporate Agricultural Investment and the Right to Food: Addressing Disparate Protections and Promoting Rights-Consistent OutcomesKaitlin Y. Cordes and Anna Bulman, UCLA Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs, Volume 20, pp. 87-161, 2016
• Uncloaking the Secrecy Behind Large-scale Land DealsJesse Coleman, State of the Planet, 2015-12-17
• Exploring the Link Between Food Security and Climate ChangeKaitlin Cordes, Media Planet (distributed through USA Today), 2015-11-30
• Measuring Land Rights for a Sustainable FutureKaitlin Y. Cordes and Jeffrey D. Sachs, op.ed., Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) , 2015-09-22
• Making Agricultural Investments Work for Land Users & CommunitiesKaitlin Y. Cordes, Focus On Land In Africa, 2014-12
• G7 Move for Fair and Stable Contracts Can Be a Boon to Developing EconomiesKarl Sauvant, Letter to the Editor, Financial Times, 2014-07-10
• Cameroon Pastoralists Fight for their Way of LifeKaitlin Y. Cordes, Think Africa Press, 2013-09-19
• Slouching toward Rio, op. ed.Shefa Siegel, Haaretz, 2012-06-08
• Why good governance of land and tenure security need to be part of the Sustainable Development Goal framework 2012-01 [+]
  The VCC and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s Thematic Group on Good Governance of Extractive and Land Resources published a short briefing note on including land governance in the Sustainable Development Goal framework. The note argues that incorporating good governance of land and tenure security would help meet a number of proposed sustainable development goals for the post-2015 development agenda, including reducing poverty, strengthening food security, empowering women, and alleviating commercial pressures on land. The note recommends the inclusion of an access-to-land indicator to help measure governments’ efforts.