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1. The Status of Investor-State Arbitration in Latin America in 2021: (ISDS); JDSUPRA With a total of 54 cases filed, 2020 was a record year for cases filed under the ICSID Convention, and with a total of 72 treaty-based cases, an important year in general for Investor-State Arbitration. ...; Created on 21 January 2021
2. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); Kluewer Arbitration Blog In 2020, we witnessed a number of interesting developments in the field of investment arbitration in Latin America. From the entry into force of the United States – Mexico – ...; Created on 19 December 2020
3. Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: (ISDS); ... can overrule or punish governments that fail to meet the demands of these corporations. Arbitration suits like this are made possible by international investment agreements, such as the Central America-Dominican ...; Created on 21 October 2020
4. New Report: Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: Countering Kappes, Cassiday & Associates’ Claims over a Gold-mining Project in Guatemala: (Regional News); Institute for Policy Studies EarthWorks 400 million suit against the Guatemalan government. Released today, Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: Countering Kappes, Cassiday & Associates’ ...; Created on 24 August 2020
5. El Salvador wins arbitration against Oceana Gold/Pacific Rim mining company: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); Press Release: Today, the General Attorney of the Republic of El Salvador offered a press conference in Washington D.C. to share the results of the arbitration, about which he had been notified by the ...; Created on 20 October 2016
6. Bringing Community perspectives to investor-state arbitration: the Pac Rim case: (ISDS); Orellana et al., 2015 There is an ongoing democratic debate in El Salvador in relation to metals mining and sustainable development. This is a description of the Pacific Rim case and the role of anti-mining ...; Created on 30 April 2016
7. The costs of ICSID arbitration and the consequences for the enjoyment of social rights in El Salvador: (FTAs & ISDS); The costs of ICSID arbitration and the consequences for the enjoyment of social rights in El Salvador February, 2012 By the Foundation for Studies on the Application of Law (FESPAD, a Member of the ...; Created on 29 February 2012
8. Mining arbitration has cost $5 million: (FTAs & ISDS); Mining arbitration has cost $5 million El Salvador has faced a current suit by Pacific Rim and one that was thrown out by the ICSID. The pending arbitration demands that the country pay at least $77 ...; Created on 29 February 2012
9. Pac Rim LLC vs. Government of ES Arbitration Details: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); Pac Rim LLC vs. Government of El Salvador Arbitration Details (ICSID Case No. ARB/09/12) The mining company Pac Rim LLC is claiming investor rights violations by the Government of El Salvador and demanding ...; Created on 29 February 2012
10. Anglo American files lawsuit against Colombia: (ISDS); ... to reach a pre-arbitration agreement with these companies to avoid lawsuits. Cerrejón planned to develop La Puente to offset expected production declines elsewhere. The pit contains 35 million tonnes ...; Created on 08 June 2021
11. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... with metals in their blood in Peru; and outsourcing, child and labor, and a million-dollar lawsuit under an Investor-State Dispute Arbitration (ISDS) case in Bolivia. Glencore is one of the world’s largest ...; Created on 22 April 2021
12. A Private Government in Honduras Moves Forward: (Mining and Human Rights); ... in the Próspera Charter. PZ's adjudicative system is designed to integrate common law as an alternative to the country’s civil legal system. It is made up of the Próspera Court and the Próspera Arbitration ...; Created on 15 February 2021
13. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); ... most modern investment treaties contain investor-state arbitration clauses. These operate to allow an investor of one state party (such as a mining company incorporated in the relevant state) to bring ...; Created on 06 January 2021
14. More ISDS cases launched against Latin American states amid the COVID-19 pandemic: (ISDS); AFTINET A new report by the Netherlands-based Transnational Institute reveals a rush of international arbitration cases against Latin American states by international investors during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...; Created on 01 September 2020
15. Timeline: Guatemala mine suspensions: (Regional News); ... Escobal mining license. May 24: KCA confirms plans to pursue a US$300mn arbitration claim over the Tambor mine suspension, which it says resulted a series of acts and omissions by the state that were ...; Created on 23 July 2020
16. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... from such claims. “While the future remains uncertain,” states Aceris Law, an international arbitration law firm, “the response to the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to violate various protections provided ...; Created on 23 July 2020
17. Webinar on Extractivism, Human Rights and ISDS: Hard Law vs Soft Law: (Mining and Human Rights); ... El Salvador). With reference to particular examples in Latin America they discussed arbitration suits (Investor State Dispute Settlement) which have been brought by extractive industries in relation to ...; Created on 28 June 2020
18. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... arbitration tribunals; a system for Mexico and the United States, in which ISDS persists, notably for certain government contracts, which remain subject to the full protections of NAFTA Chapter 11; and ...; Created on 03 May 2020
19. Guatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats: (Regional News); ... Latin America and around the world. Indigenous people and affected communities face many reprisals for their resistance, including a mounting number of arbitration suits against their governments from ...; Created on 03 May 2020
20. US mining company demands $3.5 billion dollars from the Mexican government for stopping project: (FTAs & ISDS); ... Arbitration (NOA) ”. That is, the claim for which it demands compensation for 3,540 million dollars for loss of investment. “Odyssey argues that ExO, a Mexican company that has rights over a phosphorus ...; Created on 24 September 2019

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