Trade deals can allow international corporations to trample over the rights of governments in the Global South. That is the message from the Colombian government, which describes the effect of such deals as a “bloodbath” for their national sovereignty.
Bolivia was the first nation to begin leaving a legal system that allows foreign companies to sue governments behind closed doors. Now, other countries are following.
La compagnie minière Emmerson a informé avoir sécurisé un financement pouvant atteindre11 millions de dollars grâce à un accord avec un fonds spécialisé dans le financement des litiges.
South Korea and Bahrain have signed a bilateral investment treaty on cementing the legal grounds for mutual investment and economic cooperation, Seoul’s foreign ministry said.
Mohammed Saiful Alam, founding chairman and managing director of the Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate S Alam Group, has initiated legal proceedings as a Singaporean citizen to seek compensation for alleged financial losses.
L’affaire de la Banque franco-tunisienne connaît un énième rebondissement opposant son actionnaire majoritaire, la société ABCI Investments Limited, à l’Etat tunisien, qui la lui a confisquée.
In a significant legal development, Zenith Energy Ltd. announced that the ICSID has rejected a request for bifurcation by the Republic of Tunisia in an ongoing arbitration case.
Le montant réclamé dans le cadre de l’arbitrage CIRDI, déterminé par un panel d’experts internationaux en matière de quantum désignés par la société, s’élève à un montant total en principal de 503 millions de dollars américains.
La empresa energética española Enagás inició el arbitraje contra el Estado peruano ante el CIADI en 2017, luego de que el gobierno rescindiera el contrato para la construcción del Gasoducto Sur Peruano al consorcio del que era parte.