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Karuturi challenges Ethiopia decision to cancel farm project
Karuturi Global Ltd., one of the largest investors in Ethiopia’s farm industry, is challenging the termination of its project, claiming the government broke the terms of its agreement with the company.
Bauxite mining moratorium could land Malaysia in trouble under TPP, says law professor
The Malaysian government could be sued by foreign corporations if it intervened in their business activities under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
TransCanada, this is what democracy looks like
Canadian company TransCanada's announcement that it will sue the American people for $15 billion perfectly illustrates how today's corporate-empowering trade policies threaten the way democracy is supposed to work.
This NAFTA lawsuit over Keystone XL proves ‘free trade’ deals kill democracy
‘The idea that some trade agreement should force us to overheat the planet’s atmosphere is, quite simply, insane.’
Oil giants punish Venezuela through Dutch treaty
Venezuela doesn’t want investment treaties anymore if they give investors the right to drag the country before a commercial court. “The system has been set up to break down the nation-state.”
Libre-échange contre climat : la plainte de TransCanada contre l’État fédéral américain confirme les craintes des mouvements citoyens
La cohabitation entre le régime international de commerce et d’investissement actuel et l’ambition prétendue de lutter contre le changement climatique est impossible.
Keystone XL rejection leads TransCanada to sue Obama administration
Calgary-based company alleges U.S. president exceeded his constitutional powers
RCEP: India to propose mechanism to resolve non-tariff measures
India is set to propose a non-legal and non-adversarial mechanism to resolve trade-impeding non-tariff measures among the 16 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries.
Will the TPP set back this campaign to stop a proposed coal mine on Montana tribal land?
The TPP makes the rights of companies sacrosanct, and that includes the right to mine. But what about the rights of people who live in the way of proposed mining sites?
ANALYSIS: In final version of its new model investment treaty, India dials back ambition of earlier proposals – but still favors some big changes
Following the release in April of 2015 of a draft model investment treaty, the government of India unveiled a final version of its proposed negotiating text.