Articles in English
Salisbury Journal | 19-May-2022
Protestors will be gathering to march to the Rockhopper Exploration headquarters. The company is suing the Italian government for £236 million due to its refusal to allow oil drilling off the Adriatic Coast.
keywords:
actions | resistance ,
ECT ,
energy ,
environment ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
Italy ,
UK
Brig Newspaper | 19-May-2022
Global Justice Stirling is holding a rally against corporate courts in front of Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow.
National Observer | 19-May-2022
Canadian mining companies continue to sue developing countries for environmental policies that affect their profitability and often win huge payouts from these poorer countries, a new report states.
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Canada ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
Reuters | 18-May-2022
US-based oil producer Talos Energy has temporarily suspended pursuit of an arbitration claim against Mexico amid high-level talks over one of the country’s flagship offshore projects.
bnamericas | 18-May-2022
Mining companies are continuing to face political and community headwinds in Guatemala, as authorities push on with consultations needed to lift suspensions that have crippled the industry in recent years.
keywords:
actions | resistance ,
CAFTA ,
environment ,
Guatemala ,
indigenous peoples ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
mining
Euractiv | 17-May-2022
More European Union countries have shown signs of impatience with the ongoing reform of the Energy Charter Treaty, which critics say impedes efforts to phase out fossil fuels, according to leaked diplomatic cables.
The Guardian | 17-May-2022
One of the biggest barriers will be the legal infrastructure that oil and gas companies and some coal companies have constructed to defend their investments, through treaties like the energy charter treaty.
Reuters | 13-May-2022
Russia’s top lender Sberbank initiated investment arbitration proceedings against Ukraine after its parliament approved a presidential decree allowing for the forced seizure of Sberbank-owned assets in the country.
Mongabay | 11-May-2022
Citing the free-trade agreement between Australia and Thailand, Kingsgate, announced in November 2017 that it had filed a suit against Thailand at an international arbitration tribunal.
keywords:
actions | resistance ,
environment ,
health ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
mining ,
Thailand ,
video
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | 9-May-2022
Without adequate rules and the right business incentives to protect workers and communities, trade deals can contribute to a ‘race to the bottom’.
