Articles in English
The Guardian | 17-may-2022
One of the biggest barriers will be the legal infrastructure that oil and gas companies and some coal companies have constructed to defend their investments, through treaties like the energy charter treaty.
Reuters | 13-may-2022
Russia’s top lender Sberbank initiated investment arbitration proceedings against Ukraine after its parliament approved a presidential decree allowing for the forced seizure of Sberbank-owned assets in the country.
Mongabay | 11-may-2022
Citing the free-trade agreement between Australia and Thailand, Kingsgate, announced in November 2017 that it had filed a suit against Thailand at an international arbitration tribunal.
Palabras clave:
acciones | resistencia ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS ,
medio ambiente ,
minería ,
salud ,
Tailandia ,
vídeo
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | 9-may-2022
Without adequate rules and the right business incentives to protect workers and communities, trade deals can contribute to a ‘race to the bottom’.
Palabras clave:
derechos humanos ,
Gran Bretaña ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS ,
medio ambiente
Jones Day | 6-may-2022
ISDS is likely to be an increasingly important avenue for the resolution of climate change disputes.
The Conversation | 6-may-2022
We estimate that countries would face up to $340 billion in legal and financial risks for canceling fossil fuel projects that are subject to treaties with ISDS clauses.
Ascent Resources | 5-may-2022
Amendments to the mining law in Slovenia which prohibit the use of any hydraulic stimulation in mining exploitation constitute further breaches of the protections established by the BIT and the ECT.
Palabras clave:
Gran Bretaña ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS ,
medio ambiente ,
minería ,
Slovenia ,
TCE
CCSI | 4-may-2022
In the context of investment treaties and arbitration, states should not put private arbitrators in the driver’s seat on issues of valuation of fossil fuel assets and compensation.
Peace Brigades International Canada | 2-may-2022
The ZEDEs are free from import and export taxes, but could set up their own internal forms of government, as well as courts, security forces, schools and even social security systems.
Palabras clave:
acciones | resistencia ,
CAFTA ,
Honduras ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS ,
soberanía | democracia ,
tierra
Casino.org | 28-abr-2022
After years of dispute, the ICSID ruled last November that the province of Salta must pay an eight-figure sum as compensation. Argentina has only now decided to appeal the decision.
