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21. Resistance against the bloodsucker: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in its favor. It is a case led by Canadian-Australian mining group OceanaGold. It sued the government of El Salvador for 320 million euros, for compensation and damages. The legal framework and jurisdiction ...; Created on 03 January 2016
22. El Salvador presents new motion prior to the relasing of the verdict on the Pacific Rim case.: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Cayman Islands – under British jurisdiction – to the United States, in order to benefit from the rights contained in the Free Trade Agreement between the US, Central America and Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR). ...; Created on 26 October 2015
23. The lawsuit that could put El Salvador in check: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... 2012, when it acquired 20% of the actions of Pacific Rim, and then bought the remaining 80% in 2013”. Without jurisdiction El Salvador achieved that the ICSID acknowledged that the arbitration tribunal ...; Created on 30 September 2015
24. Save Our Water, End Investor Rights: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... exists outside of national jurisdiction. Its mandate is to examine the rights of foreign investors without taking into consideration domestic human rights, labour and environmental laws. El Salvador ...; Created on 18 May 2015
25. Final round for PacRim and El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... case, that a decision could take more than six months. "To resolve the jurisdictional issue relating to the tribunal and CAFTA it took almost a year, so we can only speculate," said by telephone attorney ...; Created on 23 September 2014
26. La Mesa: Our life will be at risk if metal mining projects are allowed: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the Salvadoran government utilizing a commercial tribunal under its jurisdiction. The organizers submitted a letter to the Bank endorsed by 300 organizations from 31 countries around the world. The letter ...; Created on 22 April 2014
27. El Salvador, violence and impunity: (Mining and Human Rights); ... buried in a common grave; Santiago Hernandez of the Attorney General’s Office told Berrios: “I did not authorise the burial, and I’m the only person who can.” Morgues are under the jurisdiction of the ...; Created on 13 February 2014
28. OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... own standards, laws and regulations to protect their environment, their public health and their labor and human rights. ICSID denied jurisdiction under the DR-CAFTA but accepted the continuation of ...; Created on 13 January 2014
29. OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK IN DEFENSE OF EL SALVADOR: (2013 North America Tour); ... Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). While that approach was rejected for lack of jurisdiction, Pacific Rim was still allowed to continue the arbitration based on an outdated investment ...; Created on 11 December 2013
30. Mining for Profits in International Tribunals - Updated: (Background and reports ); ... gold mining projects. On Pacific Rim, the ICSID tribunal ruled that it did not have jurisdiction under the Central American Free Trade Agreement but allowed the case to go forward under El Salvador’s investment ...; Created on 12 July 2013
31. International delegation confronts mining in El Salvador: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... Group. In the Pacific Rim case, ICSID ruled that the company did not have jurisdiction to proceed with their case under the Central American Free Trade Agreement but that it would be allowed to proceed ...; Created on 08 July 2013
32. El Salvador loses on three out of four counts, as anti-environment and anti-development case launched under CAFTA drags on: (FTAs & ISDS); ... arguments in last Friday’s Pac Rim Cayman LLC v. El Salvador jurisdictional ruling. Even though it narrowly won dismissal of its CAFTA case, the underlying claims will proceed at World Bank-based hearings ...; Created on 05 July 2012
33. Mining Firm Doubles Up On Law Firms in Quest for Pot of Gold: (FTAs & ISDS); ... the case past the jurisdictional phase and start hearing arguments about the merits. The Pacific Rim release quotes one "extremely pleased" lawyer from Weil, Gotshal & Manges and another from Crowell ...; Created on 05 July 2012
34. Press Coverage of Pac Rim Decision: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Three out of Four Counts, as Anti-Environment and Anti-Development Case Launched under CAFTA Drags On Metro Latino News: Jurisdictional Ruling in Pacific Rim Mining Case Yes!: Trading in Democracy: ...; Created on 11 June 2012
35. The ICSID Rules the Pacific Rim Case will Continue: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in the Pacific Rim vs. the Government of El Salvador case. For background on the case see here. The ICSID tribunal ruled that it did not have jurisdiction under Central American Free Trade Agreement ...; Created on 03 June 2012
36. Who Decides for El Salvador: The People or Pacific Rim?: (FTAs & ISDS); ... that the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) will rule before May 31st on whether the ICSID has jurisdiction over the arbitration presented by Pacific Rim against the Salvadoran ...; Created on 10 May 2012
37. Pac Rim Announces Pending ICSID Decision, the Social Movement Responds: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... a decision in the jurisdiction round of their case would be released by May 31st. The press released reiterated the company’s often criticized claim that “the El Dorado deposits are inherently environmentally ...; Created on 30 April 2012
38. Congressional Briefing: Do Trade Agreement International Investor Protections Imperil Local Communities and the Environment?: (Background and reports ); ... tribunal, challenging the country’s mining laws. As an imminent jurisdictional ruling drags out, violence and threats against local environmentalists in the region where Pac Rim wants to run a cyanide-leach ...; Created on 04 April 2012
39. The costs of ICSID arbitration and the consequences for the enjoyment of social rights in El Salvador: (FTAs & ISDS); ... over the last round of jurisdictional objections put forth by El Salvador. The fact that Pacific Rim has created a subsidiary in the state of Nevada, three years after the beginning of its conflict with ...; Created on 29 February 2012
40. Pac Rim LLC vs. Government of ES Arbitration Details: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... 1, 2010. The tribunal found in favor of the company and the second round of hearings, on the jurisdiction of the case, were held from May 2 to May 4, 2011. The tribunal has yet to release their decision ...; Created on 29 February 2012

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