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New treaty allows China to sue Canada to change its laws
Newsweek | 16-Sep-2014
Despite public outcry, Stephen Harper, Canada’s prime minister, ratified a controversial treaty on Friday that will allow China to sue Canada in secret tribunals to repeal Canadian laws that interfere with Chinese investments.
keywords: Canada , China , indigenous peoples , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
With Avatar poised to win big at the Oscars, James Cameron should help some Na’vi right here on Earth
The Indypendent | 2-Mar-2010
Cameron should put the money made from the blockbuster where it’s needed most: into indigenous communities struggling for the conservation of their land and livelihood.
keywords: environment , indigenous peoples , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
Ecuador: Government gears up for Oxy fallout
IPS | 26-May-2006
Showing the door to Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) and scuttling US free trade negotiations have long been agenda priorities for Ecuadorian social movements and political sectors. But following government steps that have all but made these goals a reality, the atmosphere seems more anxious than celebratory.
keywords: Ecuador , energy , indigenous peoples , investor-state disputes | ISDS