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1. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); Manuel Perez Rocha - Inequality NAFTA 2.0 cleared another hurdle on January 16 as the U.S. Senate approved the trade deal with bipartisan support. Officially called the United States-Mexico-Canada ...; Created on 03 May 2020
2. The Status of Investor-State Arbitration in Latin America in 2021: (ISDS); ... still will be protected under the Investment Chapter of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) until July 1, 2023. (See previous Holland & Knight alert, "Mexico Keeps Investment Disputes Mechanism ...; Created on 21 January 2021
3. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); ... strengthening its commitment to ISDS. The United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) finally entered into force in July 2020. The USMCA succeeds the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and ...; Created on 19 December 2020
4. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... suit against Ecuador and has another pending. The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement—or the renegotiated “NAFTA 2.0”—made some progress in weakening investor-state dispute settlement, but the complex terms ...; Created on 23 July 2020
5. US mining company demands $3.5 billion dollars from the Mexican government for stopping project: (FTAs & ISDS); ... of the intention to sue by Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Odyssey) for the cancellation of the Don Diego project, under Chapter XI, on investment, of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). ...; Created on 24 September 2019
6. Canadian mining companies are behaving badly in the Global South—and Wall Street is profiting from it: (FTAs & ISDS); Ben Smith : Behind the Numbers (DOWNLOAD THE STUDY HERE)Of the limited changes made to the renegotiated NAFTA agreement—also known as the USMCA—perhaps the most significant relates to the system of investor ...; Created on 05 May 2019
7. A wake-up call for Trump's trade agend: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 23 years ago. This provision unfairly prioritizes corporations, encouraging them to file lawsuits against governments that implement public health and other ...; Created on 03 March 2017
8. In the Keystone Suit, It’s Big Oil vs. Democracy: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... billion in damages under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for being “unjustly deprived” of the value of investments related to the nixed pipeline. The White House decided just weeks before ...; Created on 02 February 2016
9. 5 reasons to oppose OceanaGold’s lawsuit against El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... target country for over 70% of these suits and has already paid tens of millions to foreign corporations. Canada may have to pay up to $2 billion more in settlements brought under NAFTA. First published ...; Created on 11 July 2015
10. CAFTA-DR Mostly constitutional: Constitutional chamber Rules in El Salvador: (FTAs & ISDS); ... and content. NAFTA was approved on December 17, 2004. Rejected arguments The applicants stated that there was a "procedural fault" by the December 17, 2004 Decree 555 published in the Official Gazette ...; Created on 31 May 2015
11. Amid TPP Fight, El Salvador Mining Case Shows Danger of Corporate Tribunals: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... as the existing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)—threaten democracy, public health, and ...; Created on 18 May 2015
12. Salvadorans Warn Canadians About World Bank's Kangaroo Cour: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... free trade agreements, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada and European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). ...; Created on 18 May 2015
13. Stop the Suits Tour: (Stop the Suits: 2015 Canada Tour); ... trade agreements, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada and European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Canadian ...; Created on 07 May 2015
14. The Global Fight Against Corporate Rule: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Twenty years ago, corporate lawyers embedded them in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Today, more than 3,000 trade and investment agreements and even some national investment laws grant ...; Created on 13 February 2014
15. Varios Países Rechazan Mecanismos de Arreglo de Disputas entre Estados e Inversionistas: (FTAs & ISDS); ... que los privilegios al estilo de NAFTA para inversionistas extranjeras y su “sistema privado de arreglo de disputas entre estados y inversionistas (ISD por sus siglas en ingles),” que han sido unos de ...; Created on 10 May 2012
16. Multiple Countries Rejecting Investor State Dispute Settlement: (FTAs & ISDS); Multiple Countries Rejecting Investor State Dispute Settlement By Janet M Eaton, Phd. April 12th, 2012 There appears to be a growing awareness that NAFTA-style foreign investor privileges and ...; Created on 10 May 2012
17. Fixing Free Trade Agreements: Putting People and the Planet over Corporate Profit: (FTAs & ISDS); ... harm their investments. Since the establishment of this dispute resolution system in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), numerous cases have been brought forward that threaten the environment ...; Created on 05 March 2012
18. Pac Rim CAFTA Challenge of Salvadoran Environmental, Mining Safety Policies Given Go-Ahead by Tribuna: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) will fuel demands by many in Congress that the Obama administration alter the foreign investor terms in three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)-style trade ...; Created on 05 March 2012
19. CAFTA Investor Rights Undermining Democracy and the Environment: Pacific Rim Mining Case: (FTAs & ISDS); ... to their private enforcement. Tribunals have ordered over $200 million in payments to investors under similar terms in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). For the rest of this briefing ...; Created on 05 March 2012
20. La Prohibición de la Minería: ¿Le conviene al Gran Cañón pero no a El Salvador?: (Commerce Group); ... amparada en el Tratado de Libre Comercio de Norteamérica (NAFTA). En Perú, la empresa Renco, con sede en los EEUU, está demandando $800 millones de dólares en indemnización después de que el gobierno ...; Created on 27 February 2012

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