Impacts of investment arbitration against Latin America and the Carribbean
Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries are among the most affected by the investment arbitration system worldwide, representing 28.6% of all known investor-state disputes around the world. In particular, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru accounts for 77.3% of the total number of claims against LAC countries. Investors have won in 70% of the cases brought against LAC countries. As a result, LAC States have already had to pay foreign companies 20.6 billion USD, which could cover Bolivia’s budget for health and education for four whole years.
- ISDS in Numbers: Impacts of investment arbitration against Latin America and the Caribbean (pdf, 955.99 KB)
- ISDS in numbers LAC Infographic (pdf, 113.49 KB)
Other articles in English by Cecilia Olivet (1)
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Who really won the legal battle between Philip Morris and Uruguay?
22 August 2016, by Cecilia Olivet , Alberto Villarreal
Doctora en Ciencias Sociales
por la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Es
investigadora de FLACSO/RRII. Es miembro de
ATTAC Argentina y de la Asamblea “Argentina
mejor sin TLC”. Ha participado activamente
en la Campaña Continenta-l contra el ALCA.
Colaboradora de Transnational Institute (TNI).
est membre de Instituto de Estudios y Formación CTA Autónoma, de ATTAC Argentine du CADTM AYNA, et chercheuse en commerce et investissements au Transnational Institute
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