The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism gives agribusiness the right to take a country to arbitration if new national laws and regulations related to agriculture, food and land are an obstacle to their profits, even if these laws are in line with the public interest.
- AAPL vs. Sri Lanka: Triggering an ISDS boom
- Access (Amway) vs Mexico: San Isidro’s people struggle to get their land back
- Agro EcoEnergy vs. Tanzania: Land grab
- Border Timbers & von Pezold vs. Zimbabwe: Undermining the indigenous right to land and perpetuating colonial wrongs
- Cargill vs. Mexico: When the defense of national industry costs millions
- Micula vs. Romania: The right to regulate for whom ?
