A secretive global legal system gives corporations leverage over the countries where they operate. Everyone said the United States didn’t have anything to worry about, because American laws are fair to begin with. Everyone was wrong.
La société TransCanada réclame au gouvernement américain plus de 15 milliards $ en dédommagement pour son refus d’autoriser le projet d’oléoduc Keystone XL.
TransCanada Corp. made good on its threat to challenge the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, filing a request for arbitration under NAFTA to recoup US$15 billion in damages from the U.S. government.
The claimant in this case was Mesa Power Group LLC, a U.S. corporation that oversees and develops renewable energy projects, notably in the wind sector.
Northern Dynasty is prepared to file a claim for “arbitration” under NAFTA, seeking compensation for the failure of the Pebble Mine project to move forward to federal permitting.
Le système d’arbitrage pour régler les conflits entre une entreprise est privé, opaque, trusté par une poignée de cabinets juridiques et qu’il est impossible de faire appel à la décision.