The ICSID announced their rationale for a decision to reject a non-disputing party submission (amicus curiae) filed by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).
Environmental defenders in Thailand have slammed a decision by the Thai Government to reinstate formerly revoked mining licenses following a lengthy legal battle in an international arbitration tribunal.
The mine was shut amid accusations of villagers being poisoned by leaking toxic waste. Kingsgate, whose Thai subsidiary Akara Resources had operated the mine since 2001, filed an international arbitration lawsuit.
Perenco pide ante el tribunal que se ejecute el laudo y no se utilicen las reclamaciones fiscales para reducir la indemnización que se acerca a los 400 millones de dólares.
A new example of how this secretive corporate court system is undermining climate and environmental policies of EU member states has been brought to light.
Last year Ascent Resources initiated arbitration proceedings against the Slovenian state under the UK-Slovenia Bilateral Investment Treaty and the Energy Charter Treaty.
Chile’s state-controlled Codelco requested a second international arbitration process with Ecuador and its National Mining Company (Enami EP) over the Llurimagua copper project.
L’analyse de l’approche existante adoptée par les tribunaux ne laisse que peu d’espoir quant à la capacité des tribunaux à comprendre et à appliquer le principe du développement durable.
The analysis of the existing approach adopted by tribunals does not give rise to much hope of ICSID tribunals’ ability to understand and apply the principle of sustainable development.