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August 11, 2010 Source: bilaterals.org PARIS (Dow Jones)—French media conglomerate Vivendi (VIV.FR) Tuesday said the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or ICSID, reaffirmed its original ruling and financial award in favour of the company in a long-running dispute with Argentina. Vivendi said Argentina had three years ago asked the arbitration agency to reverse its original award to Vivendi of $105 million in August 11, 2010 Source: bilaterals.org In a decision with implications for the national sovereignty of member states under US trade pacts, a World Bank tribunal has approved a Canadian mining company’s controversial lawsuit against the government of El Salvador. In 2009, Pacific Rim Mining filed the suit under the rules of the US-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), demanding hundreds of millions of dollars from the Salvadoran August 3, 2010 Source: Public Citizen Initial Win for Corporation in Trade Agreement Attack on Environmental Policy Poses Complications for Obama Administration as It Tries to Revive Korea FTA WASHINGTON, D.C. – An international tribunal’s decision to allow a controversial suit against El Salvador under the 2005 Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) will fuel demands by many in Congress that the Obama administration alter the foreign investor By Elizabeth Peredo Beltrán – Bolivia So far, climate change can be considered as one of the most serious crimes against Humanity and against Mother Earth. It is also the clearest symptom of a deep civilization crisis that affects millions of people in the world. Millions of peoples are forced to leave their territories because of the threats of natural disasters July, 2010 Source: Transnational Institute EU Investment Agreements in the Lisbon Treaty Era A clear and plain language guide to the EU’s neoliberal investment regime, explaining both the social and environmental costs of prying open poor, vulnerable countries’ economies, as well as outlining a number of ethical alternatives. Access the report by clicking here Note from the Editor: This report has been published at the same time |
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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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