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1. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); Lexology Hogan Lovells A commitment of capital in a foreign state, particularly with long-term profit horizons, can be a risky undertaking. When a host state harms a foreign company's investment, the ...; Created on 06 January 2021
2. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); Kluewer Arbitration Blog In 2020, we witnessed a number of interesting developments in the field of investment arbitration in Latin America. From the entry into force of the United States – Mexico – ...; Created on 19 December 2020
3. Consensus reached to reform dispute resolutions under Investment Law: (FTAs & ISDS); ... Commission of the Legislative Assembly agreed today to issue a Favorable Resolution to amend Article 15 of the "Investment Law" which relates to the settlement of disputes. The Members of the Legislative ...; Created on 09 July 2013
4. Video-Global Investment Rules: Threat to Democracy and the Environment: (FTAs & ISDS); Global Investment Rules: Threat to Democracy and the Environment Around the world, citizens have been mobilizing to defend their environment and economic sovereignty from transnational corporations, ...; Created on 29 February 2012
5. International Week of Action Free the Santa Marta 5: (Free the Santa Marta 5); ... the law. Despite the president’s popularity, mostly due to his hard-line approach to gangs and crime, the Salvadoran economy is failing and the government is in desperate need to attract foreign investment. In ...; Created on 08 April 2023
6. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... would be a disaster for the nation’s already contaminated water supply. Unlike many Latin American countries that court extractive investments from transnational companies, El Salvador has no metal mining ...; Created on 06 April 2023
7. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Mongabay Maxwell Radin El Salvador banned all mining of metals in 2017, but environmentalists are concerned that the government is preparing to reverse the decision and bring in international investment. The ...; Created on 03 April 2023
8. La Mesa releases a memoir of their collective struggle to ban mining in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes ICSID. The support of international organizations helped find technical deficiencies in the arguments of mining companies, and also helped ...; Created on 29 June 2021
9. Anglo American files lawsuit against Colombia: (ISDS); ... with the World Bank's International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The director of the government's legal defense agency, Camilo Gomez, told Argus that the state made a strong attempt ...; Created on 08 June 2021
10. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People: (Mining and Human Rights); ... or lacking in evidence. Violent eviction of the Peaceful Resistance La Puya, May 23, 2014. Photo: James Rodríguez, MiMundo.org A World Bank investment tribunal will rule on the KCA lawsuit against ...; Created on 07 June 2021
11. Green group supports ban on open-pit mining, protection of 'no mining zones: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Last month, President Rodrigo Duterte lifted a nine-year moratorium on new mining agreements to allow in investments and boost government revenues. But environmental groups said the move was one of the ...; Created on 27 May 2021
12. Scientists, fishers say new mining deals to cause more damage than good: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... how mining investments could help in recovering the pandemic-battered economy. Ibon Foundation cited the following “paltry” gains of the mining sector since 2001: Taxes, fees and royalties from mining ...; Created on 24 May 2021
13. Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business: (Mining and Human Rights); ... events that happened that build reputations and build value.” Beaty and Pan American Silver are clearly aware that the social and environmental impacts of their investments are of concern to shareholders, ...; Created on 17 May 2021
14. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... “The Canadian mining industry is also upheld with government support for mining exploration through investments and financial services,” said Lang. “EDC [Economic Development Canada] is a crown corporation ...; Created on 12 May 2021
15. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... that being associated with the Government of Canada abroad brings.” The Liberals also seem happy to rubber-stamp Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (FIPAs), which are designed to ...; Created on 07 May 2021
16. Philippines' Duterte lifts ban on new mining deals: (OceanaGold Philippines); Yahoo Finance Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte officially lifted a nine-year ban on new mining projects Thursday, in a controversial move aimed at boosting state revenue and spurring investment in ...; Created on 05 May 2021
17. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, a staunchly pro-business tribunal that adjudicates disputes between governments and foreign investors. Pacific Rim demanded that El Salvador either allow it ...; Created on 23 April 2021
18. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... a violation of the Bolivia-UK Bilateral Investment Protection Treaty (BIT), for which it originally demanded compensation of $675 million – although some media reports suggest the amount could have risen ...; Created on 22 April 2021
19. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... to clear ancestral domain lands for mining companies, particularly small-scale Chinese firms with pending mining applications. Since 2000, Chinese investments in the Philippine mining sector have been ...; Created on 15 April 2021
20. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... The authors also emphasize the absurdity of institutions like the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Much of the tension in The Water Defenders stems from ...; Created on 11 April 2021

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