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Pollueurs payés : les conséquences catastrophiques du règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États sur l’action climatique et environnementale et sur les droits humains
OHCHR | 28-Sep-2023
Le « règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États » est devenu un obstacle majeur aux mesures qu’il faut prendre d’urgence pour faire face aux crises planétaires en matière d’environnement et de droits humains, selon un rapport des Nations unies.
keywords: climate , ECT , environment , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS
A system of secret arbitration tribunals is undercutting climate action worldwide
DeSmog | 28-Sep-2023
A UN expert calls for ending confidential arbitration agreements in development and trade treaties, which are forcing nations to roll back climate, enviro, human rights protections while owing fossil fuel companies billions in damages.
keywords: climate , ECT , environment , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Gabriel Resources asks USD 6.5 bln from Romania in gold mine project lawsuit
Romania-Insider | 19-Sep-2023
The final amount requested by Gabriel through interest recalculation has doubled, reaching USD 6.5 billion.
keywords: environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Romania
Webinario "Auditoría Ciudadana Ya"
FrenemosLasDemandasDeTransnacionales | 13-Sep-2023
Presentación del informe final de la Misión Internacional a Colombia #FrenemosLasDemandasDeTransnacionales.
keywords: Colombia , environment , human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Informe final de misión #FrenemosLasDemandasDeTransnacionales recomienda que Colombia se retire de sistema de abuso e impunidad corporativa a través de una auditoria ciudadana
Cajar | 15-Aug-2023
Hoy, la Misión Internacional #FrenemosLasDemandasDeTransnacionales lanza su informe final, rechazando el abuso de poder de las empresas transnacionales a través de demandas multimillonarias en contra de Colombia y haciendo un llamado a la administración de Gustavo Petro y Francia Márquez a retirarse del sistema injusto de protección de inversiones extranjeras.
keywords: Colombia , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
Le Mexique s’apprête à offrir 390 millions de dollars à Vulcan pour l’achat de terres afin de régler le différend
Zone Bourse | 28-Jul-2023
Le Mexique envisage d’offrir 390 millions de dollars à l’entreprise de construction américaine Vulcan Materials pour un terrain qu’elle détient dans le sud-est du pays, a déclaré le président Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
keywords: environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , mining , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Mexico set to offer Vulcan $390 million to buy land to settle spat
Reuters | 28-Jul-2023
Mexico plans to offer $390 million to US construction company Vulcan Materials for land it holds in the southeast of the country, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said.
keywords: environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , mining , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Colombia: corporate claims vs human rights
LAB | 19-Jul-2023
International Delegation stands with mining-affected people to urge administration of President Gustavo Petro to withdraw from corporate courts.
keywords: Colombia , environment , indigenous peoples , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
Rockhopper Exploration takes step closer to settlement in Italy dispute
Proactive | 13-Jul-2023
The latest development was a decision on 11 July to lift a provisional stay of enforcement.
keywords: ECT , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Italy
Report to the UN shows the threat of ISDS provisions to human rights and the environment
AFTINET | 10-Jul-2023
In response to a call from the UN, legal experts have released a submission outlining the dangers of Investor-State Dispute Settlement on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
keywords: environment , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS