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Twenty years of bilaterals.org, twenty years of fighting FTAs
4-Nov-2024     bilaterals.org
When bilaterals.org was set up back in 2004, the world looked rather different. What has changed?
ISDS in numbers – Impacts of investment arbitration lawsuits against states in Latin America and the Caribbean
22-Oct-2024     TNI
This report presents a systematic overview of foreign investor lawsuits against countries across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) based on investment protection treaties up to 31 December 2023.
Third-party funder is the only winner in Odyssey Marine Exploration’s suit against Mexico
21-Oct-2024     Inequality.org
The country will likely have to pay over $30 million to an American litigation firm because it wanted to protect its environment from harmful seabed mining.
Labour unions express concerns about proposed free trade agreement with Ecuador
20-Oct-2024     United Steelworkers
We are writing on behalf of Canadian unions that are deeply concerned about the current negotiations for a free trade agreement with Ecuador.
EU compensation fund looks to bribe European farmers to sign the EU-Mercosur agreement
18-Oct-2024     European Coordination Via Campesina
The EU wants to set up a fund to compensate European farmers for the damage caused by the EU-Mercosur agreement, however this damage should never be allowed to happen in the first place!
ExxonMobil sues the Netherlands over gas field closure
11-Oct-2024     SOMO
The multinational disagrees with the decision that gas production in the Dutch province of Groningen will be shut down early.
Scrap the UK-Colombia investment treaty: how corporate courts let UK companies undermine human rights and the environment
9-Oct-2024     Global Justice Now
In October 2024, the Colombia-UK Bilateral Investment Treaty reaches the end of its initial ten-year term. The UK and Colombian governments now have the opportunity to work together to terminate the treaty.
The surge in ISDS damages paid to global corporations, mostly by poor countries
8-Oct-2024     AFTINET
A UNCTAD note has highlighted the significant growth in damages in Investor-State Dispute Settlement. The average award size grew tenfold in the past three decades.
EU Court: Western Sahara tomatoes cannot be labelled as Moroccan
7-Oct-2024     Western Sahara Resource Watch
In its ruling on, 4 October 2024 the EU Court of Justice ruled that products from Western Sahara on the EU market cannot be labelled “from Morocco”.
BREAKING: EU Court ruling: occupied Western Sahara not part of EU-Morocco agreements
7-Oct-2024     Western Sahara Resource Watch
In its rulings on, 4 October 2024, the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) has concluded that the EU appeals were all rejected.