... and its shareholders.
The company is using investor-state arbitration rules to subvert a democratic, nationwide debate over mining in El Salvador, a matter that should not be decided by a World Bank ...
... it will establish “an investor-state dispute settlement. This would allow foreign corporations to sue governments. For example, if the Australian government harms a corporation’s investment (‘reduces its ...
... society organizations and decision makers about Australian mining investments El Salvador and the impacts these investments are having in local populations.
To contribute to the dialogue about investor-state ...
... to combination oil/gas projects.
In 2012 alone, 48 cases were filed at the ICSID. Of these, 17 (35.45%) related to extractive industries. All are against developing countries.
Investor-state ...
... was to “urge the Canadian government to alert Pacific Rim that its investor-state claim against the Salvadoran government for enforcing its own environmental laws and striving to protect its water and ...
... as an example of the dangers of investor-state clauses in free trade agreements and the Midwest Coalition against Lethal Mining called the lawsuit “a cynical attempt by an unsuccessful company to exploit ...
... the tribunal practically laid out a road map for future aggressive nationality planning companies to abuse the investor-state system to attack environmental policies.
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... humano y la sustentabilidad ambiental.” [7]
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[1] Good on Gillard - - Aussies reject investor-state in free trade agreements. by Janet M Eaton http://www.sierraclub.ca/en/trade-and-environment/publications/good- ...
... their private "investor-state dispute system [ISD] ,which have been among the most controversial aspects of past US trade deals, should be rejected in trade and investment agreements. In particular ...