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Network for Justice in Global Investment August 30, 2012 As the evidence of the injustices of the current system accumulates and pressure by civil society grows, we are beginning to see changes in the policy positions of a number of governments regarding investment rules and investor-state dispute mechanisms. In recent months there have been a number of significant developments in this area as governments Source: Yes! Magazine / By John Cavanagh, Robin Broad Source: Oxfamamerica.org Aug 28, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aid group urges new smelter operators to protect children’s health and workers’ rights in contaminated town For more information, contact: Jessica Forres, Extractive Industries and Humanitarian Press Officer (202) 777-2914 (office) (202) 460-8272 (mobile) jforres@oxfamamerica.org International relief and development organization Oxfam America applauded the Peruvian government for rejecting last week US-based lead processing company Doe Source: Guardian.co.uk Network for Justice in Global Investment One of the main issues on the agenda of social movements at the Rio +20 Summit was the struggle of hundreds of civil society organizations against corporations as illustrated by examples of local resistance in different parts of the world. In light of this, and in order to provide tools for challenging corporations and their economic power, several The Pacific Rim against El Salvador case has taken an unexpected turn. On June 1st the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ISCID), dismissed claims related to alleged violations of the U.S. free trade agreement with Central America (DR-CAFTA), deciding that Pacific Rim, a Canadian-based company, did not have standing under the treaty. However, the tribunal accepted jurisdiction over claims related to violations The 14th round of negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will take place in Leesburg, Virginia on September 6th – 15th. We include a series of articles from the previous round in San Diego, California in June in which negotiations were again kept from public scrutiny. The TPP includes an Investment Chapter that was leaked and publicized by the Citizens Trade Campaign in the Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs August 20, 2012 BY Eric Stadius and Elizabeth Briggs, Research Associates at Council on Hemispheric Affairs The United States, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam will meet next month for the 14th round of negotiations surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) The TPP will encompass far more than trade, rewriting numerous domestic laws regarding, among other Source: Rabble.ca / By Stuart Trew, The Council of Canadians. Source: Network for Justice in Global Investment Introduction Across the world, citizens and social movements are mounting strong and effective campaigns to fight the environmental and social abuses of transnational corporations. People have fought to defend control over their water, to block contaminating mining projects, to hold oil companies accountable for their environmental destruction, and more. These actions have often been successful in Source: Fundación Solón (Fundación Solón press release, 23rd July 2012). One of the main issues on the agenda of social movements at the Rio +20 Summit was the fight against corporations as illustrated by examples of local resistance in different parts of the world. In light of this, and in order to provide tools for challenging corporations and their economic power, the Network for Source: thejakartapost.com |
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How they threaten communities and the environment, and how we can change them.
We provide this documentation from the ICSID web page for a critical analysis. It includes the list of cases that this tribunal has filed and managed historically and until 2009.
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