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Aftershock in Groningen
2-Jul-2025 SOMO
How Shell and ExxonMobil use arbitration to offload the costs of closing the Netherlands’ largest gas field.
Statement on the voices of Thai civil society regarding the free trade agreement between Thailand and the European Union
24-Jun-2025 FTA Watch
Thai civil society organizations expressing serious concerns about the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between Thailand and the European Union (EU), highlight potential negative impacts on agriculture, food security, environment, labor rights, public health, and other social issues.
Calling on First Quantum Minerals to definitely and safely close its Cobre Panama mine
13-Jun-2025 Mining Watch
101 organizations are calling on First Quantum Minerals to close its Cobre Panama mine, drop the international arbitration against Panama, and implement environmental remediation at the mine site.
Canada must not implement Ecuador free trade deal, says civil society organizations
11-Jun-2025 CCPA
The Canadian government should not implement the recently-signed free trade agreement with Ecuador because the agreement’s potential to facilitate environmental and human rights abuses.
Latham & Watkins secures another significant victory for the Republic of Croatia
5-Jun-2025 Latham & Watkins
The landmark decision protects Croatia from defending against duplicative claims brought by investor.
Rockhopper "disappointed" by award annulment in case against Italy
4-Jun-2025 Morning Star
Rockhopper Exploration PLC suffered a blow in its campaign to win GBP190 million in tranche payments from the Italian government.
JBS profits from EU-Mercosur deal
30-May-2025 Greenpeace
EU-Mercosur trade deal set to boost profits for world’s biggest meat company – at the expense of sustainable food systems.
Dismay as UK prepares to sign ‘values-free’ £1.6bn trade deal with Gulf states
30-May-2025 The Guardian
Trade unions and human rights organisations fear environment and human rights being pushed aside.
Indigenous Brazilians protest EU-Mercosur deal in European Parliament
20-May-2025 Euronews
Indigenous peoples’ representatives fear that increased trade with Europe will lead to the agricultural exploitation of their territories
The climate crisis & the threat of investment agreements
2-May-2025 Ngā Toki Whakarururanga
Aussie mining billionaire sues Australia for A$420 billion... Yes, this could happen in Aotearoa!!!
International investment law: Origins, imperialism and conceptualizing the environment
29-Apr-2025 Colorado Environmental Law Journal
This paper explores the origins of international investment law and their implications for foreign investment protection law and policy in the twenty-first century.
Non-trade issues take backseat in FTA talks
7-Apr-2025 The Economic Times
Developed countries are softening their stance on pushing non-trade issues such as sustainability and environment in their free trade agreement negotiations with India.
Conflicts of interest and sovereignty at stake: The Ecuador-Canada FTA
2-Apr-2025 CEPR
Ecuador’s free trade agreement with Canada presents a glaring conflict of interest for President Noboa, whose family, one of Ecuador’s wealthiest, has a sizable financial stake in a Canada-based mining company.
Investment treaties: Protecting transition investments, but are they just?
1-Apr-2025 Business Human Rights Journal
The urgent demand for critical minerals has led to the expansion of mining operations, often accompanied by significant human rights and environmental abuses that cause social unrest and spark disputes between states and foreign investors.
The climate impact of the EU trade agreement with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador
31-Mar-2025 Power Shift
Instead of supporting sustainable development, the agreement has primarily facilitated trade in environmentally harmful goods, and has also failed to introduce effective mechanisms to address sustainability challenges.
We need a trade deal that works for people and the planet
19-Mar-2025 Sierra Club
A federal review of the USMCA is approaching later this year. This is a critical opportunity to demand a trade deal that prioritizes people, the environment, public health, worker rights, and innovative manufacturing
"Totally irresponsible": how Exxon is exploiting international law to sue the Dutch government
10-Mar-2025 Land and Climate Review
Exxon owes the people of Groningen millions in compensation for damage caused by gas extraction. Thanks to an obscure legal instrument, it could be the residents of the province that end up compensating the fossil fuel giant.
Why fear of billion-dollar lawsuits stops countries phasing out fossil fuels
7-Mar-2025 The Guardian
Companies can sue governments for closing oilfields and mines – and the risk of huge damages is already stopping countries from passing green laws, ministers say.
The rights of nature become a rallying point against an ascendant mining industry
7-Mar-2025 Inside Climate News
Communities and ecosystems across the globe face heavy environmental damage from intensifying mining operations. A people’s tribunal probed the Canadian mining industry’s impact on the natural world and the people defending it.
The Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement between the EU and Angola: a new model for investment agreements?
6-Mar-2025 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The SIFA marks a significant milestone in international investment law. Its focus on sustainability, transparency, and problem-solving represents a new approach that could influence the future of investment agreements worldwide.