... cost the Salvadorean public purse over 12.5 million dollars in legal expenses.
Even if the law suit is declared with no merits and the tribunal rules in favor of El Salvador, we have already incurred ...
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In order to counter the increased critiques of the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has declared that many of the claims are ...
... and economy. In a country that already faces a water crisis, the El Dorado project could have disastrous effects on the environment and local communities. Therefore, the government has declared a moratorium ...
... live, but also to have their communities declared “territory free of mining” with the support of communities and local authorities in Chalatenango.
According to studies by local authorities in municipalities ...
... a slight to the dignity of the people of the communities and to the people of El Salvador in general,” and declared him persona non grata.
Slim's presence in the country also raises concerns considering ...
... Department of Chalatenango to be declared a Mining-Free territory. A public referendum revealed that the large majority of the population rejects the idea of exploration and exploitation projects in its ...
... itself does not have jurisdiction to decide on the matter under CAFTA. However, the Washington-based panel declared itself competent under the Investment Law of El Salvador.
“For El Salvador, much is ...
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Nine years after the first challenge was launched, the Free Trade Agreement between the US, Central America and the Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) was virtually declared constitutional by the Constitutional ...
... moratorium was declared in 2008 when then-President Antonio Saca of the conservative ARENA party agreed not to issue new mining permits. Three successive Salvadoran Presidents have maintained the moratorium. ...
... are beginning to rebuild sovereignty from the ground up with municipal plebiscites to declare themselves free of mining. Three municipalities in the department of Chalatenango declared themselves a mining-free ...