ISDS Case Map
mining
Colombia’s decision to ban mining activities in the Páramos, a range of environmentally sensitive wetlands that provide approximately 70% of the country’s water supply, has so far led to three treaty-based arbitration cases.
Research shows that mining and energy industries are the most frequent users of Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanisms.
Stans has entered into a litigation finance agreement to obtain incremental funding of Stans’ legal costs to continue with the international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.
The dispute offers another example of the rising tensions between mining companies and the government leaders in cash strapped countries where they operate.
Junior project developer Eco Oro Minerals has filed a memorial on the merits with the World Bank's ICSID in its arbitration case against Colombia.
DC court ruled in Rusoro's favour, rejecting all of Venezuela's defenses and holding that the award was valid and enforceable in the United States.
How poor countries like Mongolia may be losing millions because of corporate tax practices and legal loopholes.
US Federal District Court Judge Richard J. Leon has ordered Rusoro's $1.2 billion ICSID Expropriation award against Venezuela registered in the US.
Argentina and Japan are moving ahead with a bilateral investment treaty.
International mining companies are lobbying Kabila not to sign the new code, saying the proposed changes would discourage investment and violate existing agreements. Randgold has threatened to challenge the law through international arbitration.
