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Ecuador is paying Occidental $980M to settle its lawsuit
Seeking Alpha | 12-Jan-2016
Ecuador paid $100M on Dec. 21; will pay another $100M on Jan. 15; $100M on Jan. 31; $200M on Feb. 29; $300M on March 31; and the remainder on April 29.
keywords: Ecuador , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Ecuador llega a acuerdo de pago con petrolera Oxy
Prensa Latina | 11-Jan-2016
Ecuador llegó a un acuerdo con la petrolera estadounidense Oxy sobre el pago de una multa por mil 400 millones de dólares impuesta al país suramericano por un tribunal arbitral, anunció hoy el presidente Rafael Correa.
keywords: Ecuador , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Karuturi challenges Ethiopia decision to cancel farm project
Bloomberg | 11-Jan-2016
Karuturi Global Ltd., one of the largest investors in Ethiopia’s farm industry, is challenging the termination of its project, claiming the government broke the terms of its agreement with the company.
keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , Ethiopia , India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Bauxite mining moratorium could land Malaysia in trouble under TPP, says law professor
The Malaysian Insider | 11-Jan-2016
The Malaysian government could be sued by foreign corporations if it intervened in their business activities under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
keywords: CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Malaysia , mining
TransCanada, this is what democracy looks like
Huffington Post | 11-Jan-2016
Canadian company TransCanada’s announcement that it will sue the American people for $15 billion perfectly illustrates how today’s corporate-empowering trade policies threaten the way democracy is supposed to work.
keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
This NAFTA lawsuit over Keystone XL proves ‘free trade’ deals kill democracy
eNews Park Forest | 8-Jan-2016
‘The idea that some trade agreement should force us to overheat the planet’s atmosphere is, quite simply, insane.’
keywords: climate , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Oil giants punish Venezuela through Dutch treaty
Eurasia Review | 8-Jan-2016
Venezuela doesn’t want investment treaties anymore if they give investors the right to drag the country before a commercial court. “The system has been set up to break down the nation-state.”
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Venezuela
Libre-échange contre climat : la plainte de TransCanada contre l’État fédéral américain confirme les craintes des mouvements citoyens
Collectif Stop Tafta | 7-Jan-2016
La cohabitation entre le régime international de commerce et d’investissement actuel et l’ambition prétendue de lutter contre le changement climatique est impossible.
keywords: actions | resistance , climate , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Pipeline Keystone XL : TransCanada poursuit les États-Unis
Le Devoir | 7-Jan-2016
La multinationale des énergies fossiles a annoncé qu’elle réclame plus de 15 milliards de dollars au gouvernement américain, en raison du rejet de son projet de pipeline Keystone XL.
keywords: Canada , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Keystone XL rejection leads TransCanada to sue Obama administration
CBC | 7-Jan-2016
Calgary-based company alleges U.S. president exceeded his constitutional powers
keywords: Canada , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US