Multiple Countries Rejecting Investor State Dispute Settlement
By Janet M Eaton, Phd. April 12th, 2012
There appears to be a growing awareness that NAFTA-style foreign investor privileges and ...
... an appeal. In addition, more than 125 national and international organizations have published a statement rejecting the measures, warning that the state of Siege decree jeopardizes respect for the human ...
... South.
Indeed, developed countries are increasingly withdrawing from or rejecting ISDS in agreements amongst themselves. For example, the European Union and Australia and New Zealand have reportedly ...
... through Archbishop Monseñor José Luis Alas, have joined in rejecting of the alleged privatization bill.
It is estimated that 8% of the world's water is destined for domestic use, 10% for industry and ...
... Ricardo Navarro, president of CESTA in rejecting the delay of 8 Million dollars owed to the Salvadoran State by transnational mining company, which lost its litigation before the ICSID.
"We already have ...
... been realized in four municipalities in the Department of Chalatenango. Among those that have joined together in rejecting mining are: San José Las Flores, San Isidro Labrador, Nueva Trinidad, and Arcatao. ...
... in rejecting the entry of all mining projects into their country, culminating in the imposition of a national moratorium on mining by their national government, including the proposed project of OceanaGold’s ...
... gold mine into operation, despite its project not having met regulatory requirements and despite a broad-based consensus in El Salvador rejecting large-scale mining. Filed in 2009, this ICSID suit is taking ...
... of San Jose Las Flores and San Isidro Labrador in rejecting the presence of mining exploration and exploitation in their territories. The former guerrilla stronghold in North Chalatenango has fought to ...
Investor Rights Strip Communities of their Basic National Sovereignty
On the day of the expected Pacific Rim decision, the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining organized a press conference with ...
... severe water scarcity. The negative impacts on public health, the environment, and, in general, the quality of life of the population, are our main reasons for rejecting metallic mining.
Because of ...
... held a protest in front of the Attorney General of the Republic Office rejecting the recent sentences issued by the Specialized Sentencing Tribunal of El Salvador in the cases of environmentalists from ...