Nuclear Phase-Out put to the test
Background to the new dispute Vattenfall v. Germany (II) Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder & Rhea Tamara Hoffmann Swedish energy company Vattenfall filed request for arbitration at the International...
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A joint letter to De Gucht, EU Commissioner for Trade Call on the European Commission to investigate the escalating human rights abuses in Cambodia resulting from the granting of economic land...
View ArticleThe European Union and the Global Land Grab
Hands Off The Land Factsheet This fact sheet highlights the involvement of the EU in the global land grab, both directly through the involvement of European capital and corporations in the acquisition...
View ArticleDangerous Weapons
How International Investment Rules Undermine Social and Environmental Justice Across the world, citizens and social movements are mounting strong and effective campaigns to fight the environmental and...
View ArticleHoe groot mag het offer zijn?
Authors External author(s): Paul Vrieze Vruchtbaar en goedkoop land is gewild. In Afrika jagen zakenlui op dit 'groene goud'. Trouw schreef er een serie over. Ook in de Mekong- regio in...
View ArticleThe Next Human Rights Challenge - Jenny Franco at World Water Week
Subtitle: The Global Land Grab, The Next Human Rights Challenge For Business Authors External author(s): Leon Kaye Since the first huge spike in global food prices back in 2007-2008, companies and...
View ArticlePutting a spotlight on the arbitration industry
Cecilia OlivetNick BuxtonProfiting from Injustice report reveals that the legal arbitration industry have strong vested interests in supporting an unjust international investment regime.read more
View ArticleBeginners Guide to Trade
Seattle to Brussels Network (S2B) Cecilia OlivetPietje Vervest et al. This beginners' guide provides a critical perspective on EU’s trade and investment policies and the business interests they serve....
View ArticleVideo Documentary: Global Crises, Regional Solutions
Activists from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe argue that regional integration is the only viable response to the convergence of economic, climate, food and energy crises.read more
View ArticleHandelsverdragen zijn niet fair
Authors Author(s): Hilde van der Pas External author(s): Roeline Knottnerus, Burghard Ilge, Ante Wessels, Paul de Clerck, Ton Siedsma Minister Ploumen (Buitenlandse Handel en...
View ArticleA Peoples' vision for a just and inclusive Asia and Europe
Recommendations to the ASEM summit One week before the official Asia-Europe government meeting (ASEM) gathers in Milan, over 400 people from 42 countries in Europe and Asia gathered at the 10th...
View ArticleThe case of Newmont Mining vs Indonesia
Netherlands – Indonesia BIT rolls back implementation of new Indonesian mining law The case of Newmont Mining vs Indonesia is a powerful example of how investment agreements are used by companies to...
View ArticleUS-India “deal” undermines food security and is victory for TNCs
Netherlands/Jakarta, 14 November 2014 - The announcement on November 13th of a US-India agreement on trade facilitation and India’s food security programme was denounced today by Transnational...
View ArticleWorld Economic Forum: a history and analysis
The annual gathering in Davos has certainly cemented the power of a tiny global elite, but its real power has been as a spawning ground for neoliberalism's major advances - the rise of the financial...
View ArticleEmerging Trends in Global Commodities Markets
The Role of Brazil and China in Contemporary Agrarian Transformations Drawing on the wider political economy of global commodities markets, this paper analyses the dynamics of agrarian change related...
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