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1. NEW BOOK: Rethinking Bilateral Trade Agreements: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Studies. In 1959, Germany and Pakistan signed the first Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) in the world. Without knowing, they marked a new era as many countries have followed their example since ...; Created on 11 May 2016
2. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People: (Mining and Human Rights); Inequality Jen Moore and Ellen Moore Vice President Kamala Harris in a virtual bilateral meeting with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on April 26, 2021. As the Vice President seeks to remedy ...; Created on 07 June 2021
3. 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
4. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); ... of these are bilateral investment treaties (BITs) concluded between two states. There are also multilateral investment treaties concluded between multiple parties, such as the Energy Charter Treaty. Importantly, ...; Created on 06 January 2021
5. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... in bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and may bring rise to claims in the future by foreign investors.” The Washington, D.C.-based Aceris has won arbitration cases for numerous global corporations. This ...; Created on 23 July 2020
6. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... evolved” rule of law, legal systems, and robust courts on both sides of the Atlantic. Meanwhile, the European Union countries have begun phasing out Bilateral Investment Treaties among themselves. Rich ...; Created on 03 May 2020
7. Guatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats: (Regional News); ... Law Center and MiningWatch Canada. This company´s threat of arbitration should not be permitted either. Ecuador cancelled 16 bilateral investment agreements in 2017, including one signed with China ...; Created on 03 May 2020
8. The international dimensions of the fight for water in El Salvador: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... 25 bilateral and multilateral Free Trade and Investment Agreements such as CAFTA, the Alliance for Prosperity, the EU Association Agreement and others that contain mechanisms that commit our government ...; Created on 02 July 2018
9. COMMUNIQUE: The State of the Right to Free Prior and Informed Consent in the CA4 Region: (Media Releases); ... agreements, bilateral investment treaties and multilateral financial institutions that work in partnership with local officials in order to strengthen corporate rights and thus legitimize the dispossession ...; Created on 08 May 2018
10. Cross border mining will be the next phase of the anti-mining struggle in El Salvador: (Cerro Blanco); ... water, and bilateral agreements are used to minimize the damages to the towns in border territories. "El Salvador has already demonstrated that organization and social struggle can obtain good results, ...; Created on 14 November 2017
11. PRESS RELEASE: Coalition of Groups States “There are No Winners”: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... of what is wrong with investor-state-dispute-settlement clauses, whether they are inserted in domestic laws or bilateral or multilateral investment agreements. El Salvador’s experience confirms the threats ...; Created on 14 October 2016
12. 5 reasons to oppose OceanaGold’s lawsuit against El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... and bilateral treaties have allowed corporations to challenge environmental regulation, public health measures, labour protections, and even decisions of national courts. Investor-state arbitration means ...; Created on 11 July 2015
13. Save Our Water, End Investor Rights: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... bilateral investment treaties. Getting rid of ISDS in itself won't solve the environmental crisis. But it would give communities like those in El Salvador the ability to develop their own environmental ...; Created on 18 May 2015
14. The Global Fight Against Corporate Rule: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the “right” to sue governments over actions—including public interest regulations—that reduce the value of their investments. These rights first appeared in little-known bilateral investment treaties. ...; Created on 13 February 2014
15. El Salvador, violence and impunity: (Mining and Human Rights); ... under bilateral investment treaties and free trade agreements “may not only render existing national laws insignificant, but may also have further implications in preventing countries from creating new ...; Created on 13 February 2014
16. Reform to article 15 of the Invesment Law: Assertive legislative action: (FTAs & ISDS); ... of transnational corporations in the ICSID, is of prime importance because it returns a hint of the country's sovereignty, sovereignty tainted by free trade agreements, bilateral investment agreements and ...; Created on 22 July 2013
17. The Rights Clash: (Commerce Group); ... to respect. Investor protections are written into the bilateral (BIT) and free trade agreements (FTA) that countries sign with each other. However, experts argue that in practice, these protections allow ...; Created on 15 July 2013
18. Mining for Profits in International Tribunals - Updated: (Background and reports ); ... – the right to sue governments in international arbitration tribunals granted under a complex web of free trade agreements (FTAs) and thousands of bilateral investment treaties (BITs). This report explains ...; Created on 12 July 2013
19. International delegation confronts mining in El Salvador: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... Perez Rocha from the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) spoke of the erosion of local sovereignty due to the impacts of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Bilateral Investment Agreements (BITs) with their ...; Created on 08 July 2013
20. Archbishop of El Salvador suggests the use international mechanisms to solve dispute over mine: (Mining and Human Rights); ... that could contaminate water in El Salvador is not resolved bilaterally. SAN SALVADOR - The Catholic leader said in his Sunday press conference El Salvador "would have to go to international justice mechanisms" ...; Created on 10 June 2013

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