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 ...
... suffer the worst consequences. At Cerro Blanco, the company has proposed a filtered tailings storage facility will be built in dangerous proximity to communities that would be banned in many countries ...
... palm and tourist developments; at the same time, it is a country that is already suffering the consequences of the climate crisis ...
Today, more than ever, we have to understand that this model of consumption, ...
... and non-indigenous—that depend on these natural resources for their income and cultural practices.
Precisely because of these consequences, South Cotabato’s Environmental Code bans open-pit mining, ...
... proposed law released today moves beyond reporting and requires companies to change their behavior – and stop profiting from human rights and environmental harm – or face significant consequences.”
The ...
... corruption acts?
It’s been almost four years since Odebrecht admitted to paying bribes to obtain infrastructure contracts throughout Latin America, and the consequences stemming from the scandal are ...
... in the area.
“If that tailings dam failed, it wouldn’t just take out the town, it would take out an entire river system and go into the Hauraki Gulf, which would have devastating consequences,” she said. ...
... must "adopt an intersectoral human rights approach in all their government strategies, policies, and measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences."
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... of our nation as we approach the upcoming State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered cascading consequences to long-standing problems in our country that ...
... of the agreement leave Mexico still vulnerable to cases brought by U.S. and Canadian corporations.
The victims of the economic consequences of Covid-19 will not be foreign investors, but the poorest ...
... cannot be replaced with an artificial channel. No engineering work can replace what took nature centuries to build.
This exercise in altering nature can have long-term consequences. In the case of Quellaveco, ...
... and forthcoming trade agreements such as the TPP, “The environmental consequences of the USMCA are very real. The deal would contribute to the climate crisis by helping corporate polluters dodge our climate ...
... that the water shortage is already perceived, although he, like other inhabitants, is not fully understanding the consequences that the mine will bring for the 200 families living in Pita Floja.
According ...
... Water Law in the Environment and Climate Change Commission in the last thirteen years has condemned our population to suffer the increasingly serious consequences generated by the lack of good governance ...
... consequences.
Faced with these threats, the Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES) and the Office of the Prosecutor for the Defense of Human Rights (PDDH) announced a Follow-up Report ...
... noted that such efforts are voluntary, so mining corporations don’t face consequences if they don’t follow the standards they promote.
Unenforceable rules may have long-term consequences: One of the ...
... and the use of slave labour. Yet there are rarely any consequences for companies where they are headquartered and allowed to raise most of their money – namely, in Canada.Successive Canadian governments ...
... “I personally have been psychologically destroyed for 8 years. Right now I’m fighting to get my family back,” he said, referring to the consequences of being criminalized in this way.
Illacutipa is ...
... support and based upon experiences from neighbouring countries, that introducing industrial scale mining in the country would jeopardize vital water supplies with disastrous consequences for local populations. ...
... on the other side of the world.
El Salvador and the Philippines have several things in common. Both are located on the rim of the Pacific Ocean, both suffered the consequences of Spanish colonization ...