Resources
UN Binding Treaty Briefing – UK Working Group
UN Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights briefing
ISDS files: Lydian v Armenia
Mining company threatened to sue when protestors blockaded a gold mine and government allowed the protest to go ahead
ISDS files: Chevron v Ecuador
CASE NAME: CHEVRON V ECUADOR SUMMARY: US oil firm sued Ecuador after compensation ordered for devastating Amazon oil spill STATUS: Chevron won AT STAKE: UndisclosedImage
Briefing: The case against corporate courts
ISDS is an unjust mechanism that should have no place in the UK’s trade and investment policy.
ISDS files: Philip Morris v Australia
Tobacco giant sues Australia over plain packaging for cigarettes
ISDS files: Lone Pine V Canada
Oil and gas company suing the Canadian government over a moratorium on fracking in Quebec
ISDS files: Agro EcoEnergy v Tanzania
Sugar plantation investor accused of a land grab is suing after the Tanzanian government took back the land title
ISDS files: Anglian Water v Argentina
Water company sued when Argentina froze water prices during a financial crisis
Briefing: UK weapons and Israel’s use of force in the Gaza Strip
The UK Government has approved export licences for weapons to Israel used in militarised repression against Palestinians. This means that the UK is providing material support for Israel’s illegal use of force. Updated November 2018