ISDS in Latin America is here to stay. While disputes in sectors such as pensions and telecoms are becoming more common in the region, we expect to see a ripening of COVID-related, tech and energy disputes.
La globalización y los procesos de integración económica en América Latina han significado el aumento del poder que las empresas transnacionales ostentan en nuestros países.
Pakistan is the latest country to reject the system that allows private investors to sue governments in international tribunals. But Ecuador is back-tracking and the lawsuits continue to proliferate.
Pakistán avanza en desmantelar el infame, neoliberal y supranacional sistema de “Arreglo de Disputas Inversionista-Estado’. Ecuador Retrocede. Estados Unidos recibe la mayor demanda de su historia. México, ¿qué hará?
Last year saw a wave of cases against Latin American states, driven in particular, but not exclusively, by a large number of claims filed against Peru, Colombia and Mexico. This wave is likely to continue in 2021.
En el 2020, los inversionistas extranjeros presentaron en el CIADI del Banco Mundial al menos 55 demandas conocidas exigiendo enormes sumas a los gobiernos, mientras éstos combaten la pandemia del coronavirus.