... resistance against one of the most polluting and conflictive industries known on the planet. On October 14, 2016, after seven years of litigation at the International Center for the Settlement of Investment ...
... of President Juan Orlando Hernández.
In Guatemala, during the government of President Jimmy Morales, according to Guatemalan environmentalists, mining investments have been considered a priority, thus ...
... support.
“The state security is their biggest investment guarantee.”
“These policy mandates are cited by military officials as the basis as to why they have presence in mineralized lands…and why they ...
... of the intention to sue by Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Odyssey) for the cancellation of the Don Diego project, under Chapter XI, on investment, of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). ...
... before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), under the protection of the DR-CAFTA free trade agreement, signed between the Central American countries and the US.
The ...
... investment.
Rodolfo Calles, stated that environmental permitting practices should be studied comprehensively, in order not to grant permits to projects that are harmful to the environment.
“Not every ...
... has supported the people of El Salvador in a gigantic battle that led to a defeat against OceanaGold mining corporation at the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ...
... these cases: a Canadian mining company uses ISDS to challenge the environmental policies of a developing country over their alleged harm to its investment. For example, rulings by the Colombian Constitutional ...
... affected by its project and the decision of the courts. The company filed the suit in December 2018 at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) for alleged violations of the ...
... criminalization, a win at the Guatemalan Supreme Court, and now a challenge at the Washington, D.C.–based World Bank Group's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
A timeline may ...