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NGOs call on Government to leave Energy Charter Treaty as new claim emerges
Civil society groups are calling on the Government to leave the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and reject ISDS, as a new threat emerges over the government's refusal to grant an exploration licence to an oil and gas company.
Argentina in the maze of international arbitration: a record number of arbitration claims and new concessions for investors
For over 20 years, Argentina had the world’s highest number of investor claims before international arbitration tribunals. It also has the highest number of bilateral investment treaties in force in Latin America and the Caribbean.
EU adopts Digital Trade Agreement with Singapore despite warnings: a setback for digital rights and democratic oversight
This decision weakens the Union’s capacity to safeguard privacy, data protection, and accountability over software systems, at a time when deregulation pressures are increasing across Europe.
UK being sued by billionaire Russian oligarch in ‘secret corporate court’
The UK government is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court, it has been revealed.
‘COP30 must declare an end to ISDS’, delegates told
Campaigners launched a new initiative to phase out ‘corporate courts’ which are now a “major impediment to climate action.”
Malaysia-US pact surrenders Malaysia’s sovereignty
The Malaysia-US trade agreement is widely criticized by organizations like Sahabat Alam Malaysia and the Comsumer's Association of Penang for undermining national sovereignty, forcing Malaysia to align with US foreign policy, accept unverified US health standards, and forgo vital fiscal tools like digital taxes and border tax adjustments.
Migrant justice groups call for USMCA overhaul to stop displacement and protect the rights of migrant workers
Public Citizen joined prominent migrant justice organizations in calling for the agreement, as well as immigration policies, to be rewritten to prioritize human rights, labor protections, and climate resilience.
Joint declaration of the national gathering – advocacy assembly on the USMCA
From our diverse backgrounds, we reaffirm our conviction that Mexico is an independent country that places life, dignity, and sovereignty above profit and the imposition of corporate interests.
Pressure mounts on UK to join coordinated exit from secretive corporate court system, during COP30
Civil society coalition will hold press conference and side event at COP30 to urge governments to go ‘ISDS free’ to protect sovereign climate policy
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Canada should strive for fair trade in North America—not agree to another bad deal on Trump’s terms.