... some of its investments to Hong Kong and is using a 1993 Hong Kong-Australia trade agreement to sue the Australian government over its plain packaging laws.
For poor countries, just the costs of trying ...
... legal structures and media which could be used to seek redress or hold them to account. And in many countries which are rich in natural resources but have poor populations, the judiciary and legal institutions ...
... growth of aquatic life. The rest of water was found to be in a state that delays or inhibits the development of life: 65% in regular condition, 27% in bad condition and 7% poor condition.
A concern ...
... David Pereira, this unity is “urgently" needed because poor and rural communities have a difficult time defending themselves against large multinational corporations.
"Companies take advantage of the ...
... suing this desperately poor nation for US$315 million.
Under CAFTA-DR – the Central American free trade agreement – a company can sue a government if it makes decisions that negatively affect the ...
... reported through Catholic Church and other humanitarian agencies working with poor rural communities in the Philippines, India and other Latin American nations. The people affected by mining projects led ...
... may well buy the consciences of some – because in the face of poverty it doesn’t take much money to buy division between poor people. But such tactics – which demonstrate no honour - won’t dissuade us.” ...
... is what neoclassical economic theory tells us. Socially, this will be responsible because the economic benefits will multiply and trickle down to the poor. In terms of environmental impact, the "environmental ...
... are not typically part of the debate when reflecting on mining and its impacts. Panellist José Maria Tojeira, Director of Pastoral at UCA spoke about it being unethical and morally wrong for a poor country ...