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Triple Pundit | 16-Apr-2026
A Canadian mining giant is using a $20 billion lawsuit to pressure Panama into reopening a controversial copper mine. The case exposes how international investment agreements can undermine democracy, and why experts are calling for fairer investment frameworks worldwide.
ABLawg.ca | 16-Apr-2026
In December 2024, the Australian parent companies of Northback Holdings filed a Request for Arbitration) with Canada under the terms of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The Chosun | 16-Apr-2026
The Ministry of Justice announced on the 15th that the South Korean government has fully recovered litigation costs from Schindler, a Swiss global elevator company, following its victory in an Investor-State Dispute Settlement case filed by the firm.
SOMO | 16-Apr-2026
From 24-29 April 2026, Colombia and the Netherlands are co-hosting the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta. The goal is urgent and widely shared: to accelerate a just and orderly phase-out of coal, oil and gas.
PlanV | 16-Apr-2026
Resulta incomprensible y dolorosa la decisión adoptada por la Corte Constitucional, en el examen de constitucionalidad del Tratado de Protección de Inversiones, suscrito entre Ecuador y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU). Dicho fallo es, a todas luces, una cesión ante el hostigamiento del gobierno nacional y su maquinaria persecutoria.
América Latina mejor sin TLC | 15-Apr-2026
El Transnational Institute (TNI) publicó una actualización de su reporte “ISDS en números”, que da cuenta de la situación regional en cuanto a las demandas de inversores extranjeros contra países de América Latina y el Caribe. Dicho informe señala que hasta el 31 de marzo los Estados de la región acumulan 429 demandas. Los países más demandados son: Panamá, Perú, República Dominicana, Argentina
CDR | 15-Apr-2026
Plaza Centers’ major dispute with Romania over a stalled development project, which has involved dual arbitrations, has seen ICSID dismiss the company’s claim on jurisdictional grounds.
CAN Europe | 14-Apr-2026
Current discussions around fossil fuel phase-out create a key opportunity to make progress on addressing this barrier. Civil society organisations are calling on European governments to explore and act on collectively disengaging from ISDS.
E3G | 14-Apr-2026
Around the world, governments are at risk of being sued if they enact climate policies that may affect fossil fuel companies’ profits.
Stop ISDS campaign | 13-Apr-2026
Members of the “Stop ISDS” campaign express our support for Colombian government’s announcement on March 26, 2026, regarding Colombia’s withdrawal from the investment arbitration regime to protect transnational investors.
