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Pac Rim Cayman LLC. v. The Republic of El Salvador, ICSID Case No. ARB/09/12 (October 14, 2016) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes After the government of El Salvador refused to issue a mining exploitation permit to Pac Rim…
Pro Public v. Godavari Marble Industries, 068–WO–0082 (April 15, 2015)Supreme Court of Nepal Over a 20 year period, advocate Prakash Mani Sharma and the NGO Pro Public pursued public interest litigation to close a marble mine in the Godavari hills…
In the Matter of the Further Investigation into Environmental and Socioeconomic Costs Under Minnesota Statutes Section 216B.2422, Subdivision 3, OAH 80-2500-31888, MPUC E-999/CI-14-643, Minn. Office of Admin. Hearings. [Note: This decision is only a recommendation that the MPUC is not…
Jam v. International Finance Corporation, No. 15-612 (D.D.C. 2016) A U.S. District Court dismissed a case filed against the International Finance Corporation (IFC) concerning the IFC’s financing of the Tata Mundra iltra-mega coal-fired power plant in India on the ground…
The Native Village of Kivalina and the City of Kivalina (jointly referred to as “Kivalina”) are situated on a narrow 6-mile barrier reef. No road connects the village to mainland Alaska. The barrier reef is eroding out from under the…
Save Mon Region Federation v. Union of India, Appeal No. 39 of 2012, National Green Tribunal (7 April 2016) The Save Mon Region Federation, on behalf of the Monpa indigenous community, challenged the environmental clearance granted for the construction of…
Sentence C-035/16 of the Constitutional Court of Colombia (Alberto Castilla et al v. Colombia) Citizens presented constitutional claims against several provisions of the laws that approved the 2010-2014 National Development Plan (Law 1450 of 2011) and the 2014-2018 National Development…
Greenpeace India Society v. Union of India, W.P. (C) 5749/2014 (January 20, 2015)High Court of Delhi at New Delhi Greenpeace India challenged directions issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs blocking Greenpeace India’s access to funds transferred to it from…
Resident Marine Mammals of the Protected Seascape Tañon Strait v. Secretary Angelo Reyes, G.R. No. 180771 (April 21, 2015) Supreme Court of the Philippines Two sets of petitioners filed separate cases challenging the legality of Service Contract No. 46 (SC-46)…
