3-May-2023
Yorkshire Bylines
If you’ve never heard of ISDS (investor-state dispute settlement) that’s not surprising. ISDS operates in the shadows. It’s a mechanism for solving disputes between parties in cases of foreign direct investment while offering legal protections for the investor. The investment is typically provided by a private company to a foreign ‘host state’.
28-Apr-2023
Capital Madrid
The World Bank has sent a devastating letter to the Spanish government to demand payment of the awards that condemn our country to compensate the investors affected by the retroactive withdrawal of the premiums granted to renewable energies.
10-Mar-2023
Open Democracy
We can’t be held hostage by a 1990s treaty that allows fossil fuel firms to sue governments.