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Rethink Trade | 8-Jan-2024
In our latest episode, we’re talking about Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and its implications for our economies and democracies.
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Reuters | 3-Jan-2024
Ecuador’s procurator said the country has won an international arbitration and will not be liable to pay $198 million to engineering firm Worley International Services over oil project contracts.
Zone Bourse | 3-Jan-2024
Le procureur de l’Équateur a déclaré que le pays avait gagné un arbitrage international et qu’il ne serait pas tenu de payer 198 millions de dollars à la société d’ingénierie Worley International Services dans le cadre de contrats relatifs à des projets pétroliers.
Andina | 21-Dec-2023
El Estado peruano obtuvo otro triunfo en el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones, en el caso Maple Gas, donde Worth Capital Holdings abandonó el reclamo de 136.3 millones de dólares.
IRIS | 18-Dec-2023
En février 2023, l’entreprise responsable du défunt projet d’exportation de gaz naturel liquéfié à Saguenay a déposé une poursuite en arbitrage international contre le Canada afin de réclamer des dommages et intérêts de 20 milliards de dollars.
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Canada’s National Observer | 15-Dec-2023
A company launched a record-breaking NAFTA lawsuit against Canada — confirming the dire threat that investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) poses to bold climate action.
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LPE Project | 15-Dec-2023
The stakes for Honduras are not simply the billions of dollars otherwise destined for health, housing, and education. They are the very existence of Crawfish Rock: the past and future of the families who have inhabited the island for centuries.
The Nation | 13-Dec-2023
A legal regime known as investor-state dispute settlements erode environmental regulation and increase fossil fuel industry profits.
Project Syndicate | 1-Dec-2023
The ongoing lawsuit brought against Honduras by an American company underscores the unjust and undemocratic nature of the investor-state dispute settlement system.
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teleSUR | 7-Nov-2023
The Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of Bolivia, denying any compensation to the American mining company Orlandini for the revocation of concessions.
