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CAFTA-DR Mostly constitutional: Constitutional chamber Rules in El Salvador

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Yolanda Magaña - Diario el Mundo Most arguments presented by applicants against CAFTA on national sovereignty and social justice were not accepted by the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court. Nine years after the first challenge was launched, the Free Trade Agreement between the US,...

Reform to article 15 of the Invesment Law: Assertive legislative action

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By Leonel Flores, ARPAS Editorial Last week the Legislature of El Salvador amended the Investment Law so that disputes between foreign investors and the state are settled in local courts before going to arbitration bodies such as the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (IC...

Consensus reached to reform dispute resolutions under Investment Law

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By Erick Cornejo Translated from: http://www.asamblea.gob.sv/noticias/archivo-de-noticias/consenso-para-reformar-solucion-de-controversias-de-la-ley-de-inversiones#.UdyTHr6-dzg.facebook The Economic Commission of the Legislative Assembly agreed today to issue a Favorable Resolution to amend Art...

Experts Will Assign Responsibility in Mining Case

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Experts Will Assign Responsibility in Mining Case Studies have shown that there is cyanide, iron and other heavy metals in the water October 9, 2012-German Rivas La Prensa Grafica The original in Spanish can be found here A team of specialists, made up of seven people, will investigate the c...

Mining for Gold: A “Pact with the Devil”?

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Mining for Gold:  A “Pact with the Devil”? The economic crisis—and the rising price of gold—have spurred North American firms to reopen mines and attack environmental regulations. Here’s what we can learn from El Salvador’s moratorium on new mining permits. by John Cavanagh,  Robin Broad Poste...

El Salvador loses on three out of four counts, as anti-environment and anti-development case launched under CAFTA drags on

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El Salvador loses on three out of four counts, as anti-environment and anti-development case launched under CAFTA drags on Todd Tucker, June 4, 2012 El Salvador lost three out of four of its major arguments in last Friday’s Pac Rim Cayman LLC v. El Salvador jurisdictional ruling. Even though it...

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