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US government seeks to dismiss Keystone XL pipeline case, while taxpayers have already spent $250,000 to NAFTA arbitration tribunal
Public Citizen | 20-Jan-2023
The State Department requested the $15 billion case be thrown out on jurisdictional grounds, as President Joe Biden revoked the permit for the pipeline on his first day in office, long after the US-Mexico Canada Agreement was in effect.
keywords: climate , energy , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
España acude de urgencia a Holanda para no pagar 291 millones por las renovables
Voz Populi | 16-Jan-2023
El Estado busca soluciones desesperadas para anular el laudo que condena a España a indemnizar a la estadounidense NextEra con 290 millones por el recorte a las primas de las renovables
keywords: ECT , energy , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands , Spain , US
Carta al presidente Joe Biden: STOP ISDS!
América Latina Mejor sin TLC | 13-Jan-2023
La Plataforma América Latina Mejor Sin TLC, junto a organizaciones amigas en los Estados Unidos, lanzó una carta abierta a Joe Biden, pidiéndole que elimine el ISDS de los acuerdos de libre comercio y los tratados de inversión existentes en las Américas.
keywords: from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Latin America , US
Three amigos or fair-weather friends?
The Monitor | 11-Jan-2023
This week’s North American Leaders’ summit is soured by dubious challenges to Mexican food and energy sovereignty.
keywords: Canada , energy , GMOs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Un montage passant par la Belgique pour échapper à l’impôt recalé
Le Soir | 9-Jan-2023
Un tribunal arbitral a condamné la Corée du Sud sur un volet du dossier l’opposant au fonds d’investissement Lone Star mais a confirmé que le montage fiscal réalisé par le fonds américain avait pour unique objectif d’échapper à l’imposition.
keywords: Belgium , finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Korea , US
Access (Amway) vs Mexico: San Isidro’s people struggle to get their land back
GRAIN | 1-Jan-2023
keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , investor-state disputes | ISDS , land , Mexico , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Próspera vs. Honduras: Corporate colonialism
Public Citizen | 21-Dec-2022
keywords: CAFTA , Honduras , investor-state disputes | ISDS , services , sovereignty | democracy , US
Lone Pine déboutée, le CQDE soulagé
CQDE | 6-Dec-2022
Le Centre québécois du droit de l’environnement est ravi que le tribunal d’arbitrage de l’ALÉNA ait décidé, le 21 novembre 2022, de rejeter la réclamation d’environ 150 millions $ de l’entreprise américaine Lone Pine Resources inc.
keywords: Canada , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Lone Pine’s claim is dismissed… to the CQDE’s relief
CQDE | 6-Dec-2022
The Centre québécois du droit de l’environnement is delighted that an ICSID Arbitral Tribunal decided, on November 21, 2022, to reject the claim for approximately $150 million by the American company Lone Pine Resources Inc.
keywords: Canada , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
A mining lawsuit in Guatemala shows how trade courts put big corporations first
Inequality.org | 6-Dec-2022
Local resisters are calling for a different economic model — one that prioritizes clean water and soil, healthy communities, peace, dignity, and self-determination.
keywords: actions | resistance , CAFTA , from the movements , Guatemala , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , US