Fossil fuel investors bring UK's first ICSID case over the blocked Cumbria coalmine. They're claiming court decisions violated investment treaty standards. Hoping UK forcefully defends against this case - new coal mines are not compatible with climate targets.
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An interactive database of all ICSID registered cases.
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August 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Fossil fuel investors bring UK's first ICSID case over the blocked Cumbria coalmine. They're claiming court decisions violated investment treaty standards. Hoping UK forcefully defends against this case - new coal mines are not compatible with climate targets.
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??? : ICSID를 통해서!! 일본에게 배상을 요구할 수 있는거예요!!
June 17, 2026 at 1:30 AM
??? : ICSID를 통해서!! 일본에게 배상을 요구할 수 있는거예요!!
Exxon reportedly lobbied to maintain the oil sanctions on Venezuela, counting on a new regime to pay back the $1.6b the World Bank’s ICSID ruled Vz owes them for the Chavez expropriations. They don’t want to invest in PDVSA or to work with Delcy, they want a payout.
Venezuela is ‘uninvestible’ for now, Exxon CEO tells Trump in White House meeting
Venezuela is ‘uninvestible’ for now, Exxon CEO tells Trump in White House meeting
Trump said companies that invest in Venezuela would be assured “total safety, total security.”
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January 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Exxon reportedly lobbied to maintain the oil sanctions on Venezuela, counting on a new regime to pay back the $1.6b the World Bank’s ICSID ruled Vz owes them for the Chavez expropriations. They don’t want to invest in PDVSA or to work with Delcy, they want a payout.
Freihandelsverträge enthalten häufig Schutzklauseln für Investoren.
Das beschneidet die Demokratie, weil Konzerne mit Hilfe von Anwaltskanzleien wie Freshfields ganze Nationen bei privaten Schiedsgerichten wie dem ICSID verklagen dürfen, wenn diese Standards für Umweltschutz und Soziales verlangen.
Das beschneidet die Demokratie, weil Konzerne mit Hilfe von Anwaltskanzleien wie Freshfields ganze Nationen bei privaten Schiedsgerichten wie dem ICSID verklagen dürfen, wenn diese Standards für Umweltschutz und Soziales verlangen.
December 9, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Freihandelsverträge enthalten häufig Schutzklauseln für Investoren.
Das beschneidet die Demokratie, weil Konzerne mit Hilfe von Anwaltskanzleien wie Freshfields ganze Nationen bei privaten Schiedsgerichten wie dem ICSID verklagen dürfen, wenn diese Standards für Umweltschutz und Soziales verlangen.
Das beschneidet die Demokratie, weil Konzerne mit Hilfe von Anwaltskanzleien wie Freshfields ganze Nationen bei privaten Schiedsgerichten wie dem ICSID verklagen dürfen, wenn diese Standards für Umweltschutz und Soziales verlangen.
NEW: On the heels of U.S. intervention in Honduran elections, IPS joins Honduran partners and international allies to denounce a return to a system meant to maximize protections for investors to the detriment of the Honduran people. #StopISDS
Statement:
Statement:
Honduran and international allies issue statement denouncing Honduras' return to ICSID - Institute for Policy Studies
Honduran and international allies issue statement denouncing Honduras' return to ICSID
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February 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
NEW: On the heels of U.S. intervention in Honduran elections, IPS joins Honduran partners and international allies to denounce a return to a system meant to maximize protections for investors to the detriment of the Honduran people. #StopISDS
Statement:
Statement:
ICSID Releases 2024 Caseload Statistics
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ICSID registered 55 new arbitrations in 2024, including the 1000th case under the ICSID Convention and the Additional Facility Rules.
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ICSID registered 55 new arbitrations in 2024, including the 1000th case under the ICSID Convention and the Additional Facility Rules.
February 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
ICSID Releases 2024 Caseload Statistics
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ICSID registered 55 new arbitrations in 2024, including the 1000th case under the ICSID Convention and the Additional Facility Rules.
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ICSID registered 55 new arbitrations in 2024, including the 1000th case under the ICSID Convention and the Additional Facility Rules.
Surprise surprise, the US installed new president of Honduras is taking steps to make sure Prospera's case against Honduras goes forward in the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes court. A tactic to make sure Honduras settles and Prospera stays.
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Surprise surprise, the US installed new president of Honduras is taking steps to make sure Prospera's case against Honduras goes forward in the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes court. A tactic to make sure Honduras settles and Prospera stays.
In today's horrible investor-state dispute settlement #ISDS news, an Emirati bauxite mining firm has filed a case against Guinea where the amount is the size of Guinea's GDP
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[Updated] Bauxite miner files 28.9-billion-USD ICSID claim against Guinea | Investment Arbitration Reporter
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February 26, 2026 at 3:22 AM
In today's horrible investor-state dispute settlement #ISDS news, an Emirati bauxite mining firm has filed a case against Guinea where the amount is the size of Guinea's GDP
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Halliburton is suing Venezuela for it's $200 million in losses it allegedly incurred ceasing operations in the country to comply with the US sanctions.
Read that again. Halliburton is suing Venezuela for it's losses from the US imposing sanctions on Venezuela.
Read that again. Halliburton is suing Venezuela for it's losses from the US imposing sanctions on Venezuela.
Case Details | ICSID
An interactive database of all ICSID registered cases.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Halliburton is suing Venezuela for it's $200 million in losses it allegedly incurred ceasing operations in the country to comply with the US sanctions.
Read that again. Halliburton is suing Venezuela for it's losses from the US imposing sanctions on Venezuela.
Read that again. Halliburton is suing Venezuela for it's losses from the US imposing sanctions on Venezuela.
Scandalisés, les investisseurs du projet ont décidé de porter l'affaire devant le Centre international pour le règlement des différends relatifs aux investissements, une juridiction rattachée à la Banque mondiale.
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Case Details | ICSID
An interactive database of all ICSID registered cases.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Scandalisés, les investisseurs du projet ont décidé de porter l'affaire devant le Centre international pour le règlement des différends relatifs aux investissements, une juridiction rattachée à la Banque mondiale.
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ICSID is a part of the World Bank. It's not clear to me who made them the boss of Honduras to this extent.
March 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
ICSID is a part of the World Bank. It's not clear to me who made them the boss of Honduras to this extent.
Boy, do I wish I could be in on this case.
The first ICSID case against the UK, concerning a proposed coal mine, should be interesting. And it will surely attract a lot of public comment, with the usual ISDS arguments (both sophisticated & otherwise) being trotted out.
The first ICSID case against the UK, concerning a proposed coal mine, should be interesting. And it will surely attract a lot of public comment, with the usual ISDS arguments (both sophisticated & otherwise) being trotted out.
Case Details | ICSID
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August 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Boy, do I wish I could be in on this case.
The first ICSID case against the UK, concerning a proposed coal mine, should be interesting. And it will surely attract a lot of public comment, with the usual ISDS arguments (both sophisticated & otherwise) being trotted out.
The first ICSID case against the UK, concerning a proposed coal mine, should be interesting. And it will surely attract a lot of public comment, with the usual ISDS arguments (both sophisticated & otherwise) being trotted out.
icsid.worldbank.org/cases/case-d... Haliburton Sued Venezuela before invasion. More indication that the Donroe Doctrine is designed to enrich trump and his oligarch allies.
Case Details | ICSID
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January 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
icsid.worldbank.org/cases/case-d... Haliburton Sued Venezuela before invasion. More indication that the Donroe Doctrine is designed to enrich trump and his oligarch allies.
- Asfura is in the process of re-joining the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), through which Honduras is being sued by venture capitalists for ~ $11 billion over the Network State colony of Prospera.
Wat.
He did this same day of being sworn in.
Wat.
He did this same day of being sworn in.
February 19, 2026 at 8:33 PM
- Asfura is in the process of re-joining the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), through which Honduras is being sued by venture capitalists for ~ $11 billion over the Network State colony of Prospera.
Wat.
He did this same day of being sworn in.
Wat.
He did this same day of being sworn in.
Aris Mining and the Government of Colombia Reach Long-Term Agreement Focused on Security and Sustainability to end ICSID Arbitration
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ICSID Case No. ARB/18/23
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ICSID Case No. ARB/18/23
👉 #Energy #Disputes #Arbitration www.ogel.org/journal-brow...
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Aris Mining and the Government of Colombia Reach Long-Term Agreement Focused on Security and Sustainability to end ICSID Arbitration
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ICSID Case No. ARB/18/23
👉 #Energy #Disputes #Arbitration www.ogel.org/journal-brow...
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ICSID Case No. ARB/18/23
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ICSID: International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes to Establish Office in Paris
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes to Establish Office in Paris | ICSID
PARIS, FRANCE, March 24, 2026 — The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) today announced the establishment of a new office in Paris. The ICSID Paris Office will be the Centre's first staffed office in Europe and its second location outside Washington, D.C., following the announcement of the ICSID Singapore Office in August 2025.
dlvr.it
March 25, 2026 at 2:52 PM
ICSID: International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes to Establish Office in Paris
Oh, FFS Vattenfall is most definitely *not* a ‚cool corporation‘. They’re literally famous for their greenwashing campaigns & for being hardcore coal lobbyists. Also they sued Germany for damages before an ICSID arbitration tribunal TWICE (last time in 2012 bc of the nuclear phase-out).
July 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Oh, FFS Vattenfall is most definitely *not* a ‚cool corporation‘. They’re literally famous for their greenwashing campaigns & for being hardcore coal lobbyists. Also they sued Germany for damages before an ICSID arbitration tribunal TWICE (last time in 2012 bc of the nuclear phase-out).
As of 28 August, heavily polluting industries had lodged 22 ICSID claims this year. Across all ISDS tribunals, nearly $114 billion overall had been awarded to investors as of December 2023. In the biggest payouts made so far, fossil fuel companies have been the main beneficiaries
August 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
As of 28 August, heavily polluting industries had lodged 22 ICSID claims this year. Across all ISDS tribunals, nearly $114 billion overall had been awarded to investors as of December 2023. In the biggest payouts made so far, fossil fuel companies have been the main beneficiaries
Korupční skandály kolem Sense Bank mohou posílit pozici jejích bývalých majitelů v žalobě proti Ukrajině o 653 milionů dolarů u Mezinárodního centra pro řešení investičních sporů (ICSID). Banka byla znárodněna v roce 2023 po uvalení sankcí Národní
September 22, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Korupční skandály kolem Sense Bank mohou posílit pozici jejích bývalých majitelů v žalobě proti Ukrajině o 653 milionů dolarů u Mezinárodního centra pro řešení investičních sporů (ICSID). Banka byla znárodněna v roce 2023 po uvalení sankcí Národní
“Honduras is now facing a $10.8 billion U.S. claim before the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) from the Próspera Group under the terms of the free trade agreement between Central America, the Dominican Republic, and the U.S. (CAFTA-DR).”
This stuff is so stupid and sophomoric it's painful to think about, but it's serious. Crypto interests are trying to bankrupt Honduras. Trump is in hock to these people. They will never achieve their sci-fi utopia, but they can destroy people's lives - and our parks. 5/
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Crypto Bros Are Trying to Bankrupt Honduras for Scuttling Their Private Cities - FPIF
After throwing off its narco-dictatorship, Honduras is trying to take its cities back from U.S.-based libertarians.
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February 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“Honduras is now facing a $10.8 billion U.S. claim before the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) from the Próspera Group under the terms of the free trade agreement between Central America, the Dominican Republic, and the U.S. (CAFTA-DR).”
Suffolk, Mansfield and Silver Point v #Portugal #ICSID Case No. ARB/22/28
June 12, 2026 - The Tribunal renders its award; attached to the award is a dissenting opinion by arbitrator Stephan Schill.
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June 12, 2026 - The Tribunal renders its award; attached to the award is a dissenting opinion by arbitrator Stephan Schill.
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June 15, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Suffolk, Mansfield and Silver Point v #Portugal #ICSID Case No. ARB/22/28
June 12, 2026 - The Tribunal renders its award; attached to the award is a dissenting opinion by arbitrator Stephan Schill.
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June 12, 2026 - The Tribunal renders its award; attached to the award is a dissenting opinion by arbitrator Stephan Schill.
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Before we go any further, I also represent Romania in ICSID arbitrations. That's not relevant, but it felt as if I should dislose it. Then:
August 13, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Before we go any further, I also represent Romania in ICSID arbitrations. That's not relevant, but it felt as if I should dislose it. Then: