L’une des cibles de cette contestation populaire était - et reste - le système d’arbitrage qui permet aux multinationales de contester n’importe quelle réglementation prise par les Etats susceptible d’entraîner une réduction des leurs profits.
A former investment treaty between India and Australia allows for a legal claim if the mine doesn’t go ahead, but this shouldn’t deter a federal government, says a UNSW Law researcher.
Para la campaña “No a los tratados de comercio e inversión” resulta inaceptable que exista un sistema de justicia paralelo al que las multinacionales puedan acudir para desafiar una decisión de un parlamento o gobierno por supuestamente perjudicar sus expectativas de ganancias.
Le mécanisme ICS est sans aucun doute un scandale sanitaire, écologique, économique, public, politique, mais en aucun cas un scandale juridique, du moins du point de vue du droit communautaire européen.
We analyzed 38 multi-million dollar claims brought by the mining industry using ISDS and other investment protection laws; in over half, communities are fighting to protect Indigenous territory, water, and more.
The 37th session in New York was devoted to addressing and identifying some additional concerns and creating a workplan for carrying out phase three of the mandate—developing possible ISDS reform options.
Canadian investors have frequently used the ISDS system to pursue their commercial interests abroad—too often to challenge responsible government policies taken in the public interest in developing countries.