... mechanism in their treaties”.
Under Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), a single foreign investor can claim compensation if it can persuade an international tribunal of investment lawyers that ...
Terra Justa Aldo Orellana Lopez of TerraJusta joined panellists Carla García Zendejas (Center for International Environmental Law), Jen Moore (Institute for Policy Studies), and Vidalina Morales (Cripdes ...
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
There has been a debate over Investor-State Dispute Systems (ISDS), a process for resolving settlement disputes between foreign investors and national governments. Many people ...
... of the worst excess of corporate greed. The claim is being decided in a tribunal under the tainted “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” (ISDS) procedure which corporations and some governments want to see ...
... in Guatemala, nor did it ever obtain a construction permit to build its mine in the first place.
Such injustice is precisely what the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) framework enshrined in thousands ...
... with metals in their blood in Peru; and outsourcing, child and labor, and a million-dollar lawsuit under an Investor-State Dispute Arbitration (ISDS) case in Bolivia. Glencore is one of the world’s largest ...
... from the traditional approach to investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS). Our authors did a tremendous job covering and sharing their insights on the most important developments affecting our industry. ...
... Investor State Dispute Settlement system (ISDS).
The report findings demonstrate that:
Instead of respecting legitimate community opposition to its gold-mining project, KCA increased its efforts ...
... Dispute Settlement (ISDS) under the terms of the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) with the US.
“Riot police attacked peaceful protestors, paving the way for the company’s ...
... its acronym, ISDS—foreign investors can bypass domestic courts and bring claims directly to supranational arbitration tribunals.
A wealthy nation like the United States could conceivably face such claims ...
... trade deal curtails this “investor-state” dispute settlement (ISDS) somewhat. But it falls far short of the progressive demands for an alternative system that prioritizes human rights and the rights of ...
... other international investment agreements, gives transnational companies a binding resource to a perverse international arbitration system known as Investor Dispute Settlement - State-Investor State (ISDS). ...
... protections that permits foreign firms to challenge government policies, laws and court decisions through private arbitration.Under the USMCA, this investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system will ...
We analyzed 38 multi-million dollar claims brought by the mining industry using ISDS and other investment protection laws; in over half, communities are fighting to protect Indigenous territory, water, ...
... agreements, gives transnational companies binding recourse to a perverse international arbitration system known as Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). ISDS claims are heard in tribunals such as ICSID ...
... been broadcasting about people’s issues – including the destructive impacts of big mining, as well as the Pacific Rim/OceanaGold ISDS case. Radio Victoria staff have received death threats as a result ...
... strategies used by the corporations involved. The organising effort that successfully countered all of them holds valuable lessons for strategic campaigning everywhere.
ISDS – Investor State Dispute Settlement ...
... (“ISDS”) – enshrined in over 3,000 investor protection agreements today – is such a huge threat to peoples’ self-determination, health, and the environment in El Salvador, Canada and around the world. ...