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Harsh sentencing of Aymara leader reveals the politics of criminalization in Peru
This past month, eighteen Aymara community leaders endured the final stages of a trial that had them facing up to 28 years in prison and massive fines for their alleged roles in the 2011 ‘Aymarazo’ protests against the Santa Ana silver mine on the Peru-Bolivia border.
The king is dead, long live the king: the EU and the future of investor-state dispute settlement
The data lead to the inexorable conclusion that the European Commission's declaration that “investment treaty arbitration is dead” is wrong by a ratio of over 1:3,000.
Mixed results in recent arbitral awards concerning Spain’s renewable energy policy
One should be cautious with jumping to conclusions for the still pending Spanish ECT cases.
World Bank orders Argentina to pay $320 mln over seized airline
The World Bank's arbitration tribunal has ordered Argentina to pay $320 million plus interest and legal fees to Spanish travel group Marsans for expropriating its airline Aerolineas Argentinas SA in 2008.
ASEAN Parliamentarians call for a focus on rights in regional trade talks
Officials from ASEAN member states and other countries meeting in India this week for negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) should take steps to ensure that the trade deal safeguards human rights, Southeast Asian lawmakers said today.
Argentina bonds for sale to pay money owed Total
Citigroup offered US$200m of Argentina bonds for sale as part of an arbitration agreement to help settle the sovereign's obligations to French oil company Total.
China-related investment arbitrations: three recent developments
Two recent and potentially inconsistent decisions in claims by PRC investors have raised questions as to the scope of protection under PRC bilateral investment treaties (BITs).
AngloGold turns to UN arbitration as law changes threaten Geita
AngloGold Ashanti joined Acacia Mining in entering into arbitration over legislative changes in Tanzania which entitles the East African country’s government to renegotiate business agreements with mining firms.
Pakistan refuses $11.5 billion claim in Reko Diq case
Pakistan has rejected $11.5 billion damages claim made by the Tethyan Copper Company ltd (TCC) a joint venture between Antofagasta and Canada’s Barrick Gold Corporation in the Reko Diq case.
Crystallex wins court order against Haitong over Venezuela assets
Canadian miner Crystallex has won U.S. court approval to bar China's Haitong International Securities Group Ltd from transferring securities owned by Venezuela, in a move to recoup damages from an expropriation by the OPEC nation.