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Bauxite mining dispute | IDRC dismisses UAE body’s claim for damages from Andhra govt
The Hindu | 20-May-2022
Ras Al-Khaimah Investment Authority’s claim that non-supply of bauxite from Visakhapatnam was in breach of the Bilateral Investment Treaty between India and the UAE was dismissed by the International Dispute Resolution Centre.
keywords: India , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
Las principales organizaciones ecologistas piden al Gobierno la salida del Tratado de la Carta de la Energía
Ecologistas en Acción | 20-May-2022
Amigos de la Tierra, Ecologistas en Acción, Greenpeace, SEO/BirdLife y WWF han enviado una carta al Gobierno español pidiendo el abandono inmediato del Tratado de la Carta de la Energía.
keywords: actions | resistance , climate , ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Défaut de paiement de la Tunisie des frais de procédure de l’affaire BFT, selon « Africa Intelligence »
Tunisie Numérique | 20-May-2022
La Tunisie a omis de régler son dernier paiement au tribunal arbitral de la Banque mondiale, devant lequel elle risque d’être condamnée à verser plusieurs centaines de millions de dollars de dédommagement à ABCI.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Tunisia
A protest is taking place in Salisbury city centre today
Salisbury Journal | 19-May-2022
Protestors will be gathering to march to the Rockhopper Exploration headquarters. The company is suing the Italian government for £236 million due to its refusal to allow oil drilling off the Adriatic Coast.
keywords: actions | resistance , ECT , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Italy , UK
The danger of corporate courts to green transition
Brig Newspaper | 19-May-2022
Global Justice Stirling is holding a rally against corporate courts in front of Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow.
keywords: actions | resistance , climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UK
Canadian mining companies keep targeting developing countries in dispute settlements
National Observer | 19-May-2022
Canadian mining companies continue to sue developing countries for environmental policies that affect their profitability and often win huge payouts from these poorer countries, a new report states.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Talos Energy pausa arbitraje contra México por proyecto petrolero mientras negocia con el gobierno
Forbes | 19-May-2022
Talos presentó en septiembre al gobierno mexicano notificaciones de disputa en virtud del acuerdo comercial entre Estados Unidos, México y Canadá (T-MEC), un paso previo a la introducción de un reclamo de arbitraje internacional.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Cementera estadounidense presenta arbitraje contra República Dominicana
CIAR Global | 18-May-2022
La cementera estadounidense Sargeant Petroleum ha presentado un arbitraje de inversiones contra República Dominicana por un contrato de concesión de materiales asfálticos.
keywords: CAFTA , Dominican Republic , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Talos Energy pauses Mexico oil arbitration bid amid high-level talks
Reuters | 18-May-2022
US-based oil producer Talos Energy has temporarily suspended pursuit of an arbitration claim against Mexico amid high-level talks over one of the country’s flagship offshore projects.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Miners face headwinds in Guatemala despite consultation push
bnamericas | 18-May-2022
Mining companies are continuing to face political and community headwinds in Guatemala, as authorities push on with consultations needed to lift suspensions that have crippled the industry in recent years.
keywords: actions | resistance , CAFTA , environment , Guatemala , indigenous peoples , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining