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Honduras
When investors subvert states
The Jordan Times | 18-Jul-2024
Imagine a scenario where a private company effectively creates and controls its own jurisdiction within a sovereign country. This company introduces its own currency, enacts laws, and establishes courts, prisons, police forces and even intelligence services.
keywords: CAFTA , Honduras , investor-state disputes | ISDS , sovereignty | democracy , US
Honduras prepara su salida oficial del CIADI en agosto
Revista Empresa y Negocios | 16-Jul-2024
El Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias Relativas a Inversiones es la institución líder a nivel mundial dedicada al arreglo de diferencias relativas a inversiones internacionales.
keywords: Honduras , ICSID , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Victories in the global movement against corporate globalization
Public Citizen | 3-May-2024
For half a century, the ISDS system has allowed multinational corporations to run off with billions of taxpayers dollars while allowing them to undermine environmental standards, public health protections, financial regulations, and other sound policies throughout the world.
keywords: actions | resistance , Ecuador , EU , Honduras , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US , video
As Honduras leaves World Bank dispute forum, US tries to keep influence
El Faro | 26-Apr-2024
Honduras’ withdrawal from the World Bank investor dispute forum could have a limited practical effect, but it is already read along ideological lines.
keywords: Honduras , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Plantearán a China que arbitraje sea con la ONU y no con el CIADI
El Heraldo | 12-Apr-2024
En mayo próximo, cuando inicie la última ronda de negociación del TLC, se pedirá que arbitrajes sean ante la Comisión de las Naciones Unidas para el Derecho Mercantil Internacional, que conforman 70 países.
keywords: China , Honduras , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Sánchez, Doggett call for Biden Administration to reform the CAFTA-DR trade agreement
Linda Sánchez | 26-Mar-2024
Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez and Congressman Lloyd Doggett led 45 of their colleagues in calling on the Biden Administration to work to remove the Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism from the Central America – Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement.
keywords: CAFTA , Honduras , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Honduras agradece a 47 congresistas de EE. UU. por solicitar reforma al acuerdo CAFTA-RD
Canal 8 | 26-Mar-2024
El canciller de la República agradeció a los 47 congresistas de Estados Unidos por enviar nota solicitando a la Administración Biden reformar el acuerdo comercial CAFTA-RD el mecanismo Solución de Controversias Inversionista-Estado.
keywords: CAFTA , Honduras , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
CIADI: a propósito de la reciente denuncia por parte de Honduras de la Convención de Washington de 1965
Pressenza | 25-Mar-2024
Existen políticas de atracción de inversión extranjera exitosas que varios Estados receptores de grandes flujos de inversión extranjera han sabido elaborar, manteniendo una distancia prudente con el mecanismo establecido por el CIADI.
keywords: Brazil , Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , Honduras , ICSID , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , Latin America
Honduras ratchets up battle with crypto-libertarian investors, rejects World Bank court
The Intercept | 20-Mar-2024
After the Honduran president repealed a law granting unfettered authority to outside investors, the cryptoquistadors took the dispute to a World Bank arbitration court.
keywords: CAFTA , Honduras , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US , video
Economists: "The era of corporate supremacy in the international trade system is coming to an end"
Progressive International | 20-Mar-2024
85 leading economists “commend” Honduras’ decision to quit international court that prioritises “corporate profit” over “sustainable development”.
keywords: Honduras , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS