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Investment Treaties

SOMO's campaign on Mongolia and Rio Tinto

SOMO has been coordinating a campaign on Mongolia and Rio Tinto. 

BothEnds campaign : Rights for People, Rules for Corporations – Stop ISDS!

Indigenous communities in Paraguay saw their attempts to regain their ancestral lands thwarted by German investors. In Indonesia, US-based mining...

Managed Decline of Fossil Fuel Businesses: A Net Zero World is Fossil Free

This publication was written by Sustainable Energy (Denmark), supported by DivestInvest Network and Both ENDS. It's primarily aimed at investors...

Decision-making is not transparent

Trade and investment agreements can therefore restrict a country's or society's influence on their own living environment, education and health...

Investment protection

A special investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clause in investment treaties can allow investors to get around the jurisdiction of national...

Free trade is not equitable

Generally speaking, trade agreements and free trade by no means always promote fair and equitable trade. The economies of developing...

Binding agreements vs. voluntary social and environmental criteria

Unlike international agreements on the environment and human rights, economic treaties and rules are not only binding but can be...

UNCTAD Mapping of PPP-related ISDS cases

The mapping is available here on UNCTAD website 

The Energy Charter Treaty

The Energy Charter Treaty provides a multilateral framework for energy cooperation that is unique under international law. It is designed...