31-Aug-2023
Public Citizen
Many free trade and investment agreements allow multinational corporations to undermine democracy via a secret pseudo-court system known as Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS).
28-Aug-2023
The Indian Express
As India and the UK inch closer towards finalising a free trade agreement, the contours of the much-debated and contentious bilateral investment treaty are likely to be finalised around the same time as the FTA.
21-Aug-2023
Mexico Daily Post
According to the Ministry of Economy, from 1997 to 2022, 23 lawsuits were concluded against Mexico, where more than 3.362 million dollars were claimed as compensation, within the framework of NAFTA and various investment agreements.
21-Jul-2023
Common Dreams
One of the most controversial aspects of the hyperglobalization era, investor-state dispute settlement elevates multinational corporations and foreign investors to equal status with national governments.
20-Jul-2023
Bretton Woods Project
Honduras is threatening to withdraw from the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes over an $11 billion claim by Honduras Prospera, a US company.
20-Jul-2023
The East African
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes has ordered Tanzania to pay more than $109 million to a group of companies fronted by Australian miner Indiana Resources Ltd in compensation for the controversial 2018 expropriation of a nickel mine project in Tanzania.
18-Jul-2023
The Korea Times
Korea has filed a suit asking a court in Britain to cancel an order by an international tribunal to pay nearly $108 million (136 billion won) to U.S.-based hedge fund Elliott Investment Management.