this. autumn 2016 millions of europeans are taking to the streets will learn it has refused to sign the free trade agreement with canada triggering a crisis across europe. that bad now that the treaty negotiations brought to light a largely unknown organization international arbitration tie bugles that allow multinationals to sue states. philip morris is trying to use i.s.t.'s to stop the oracle way from implementing new tobacco regulations aimed at cutting domestic smoking rates of orange company sued egypt because egypt raise its minimum wage astonishingly

these arbitration tribunals can oblige states to pay huge compensation $50000000000.00 by all standards this is the largest award ever the total amount of damages claimed is about $5700000000.00 you didn't know it's no surprise the trials are held behind closed doors everything takes place in utmost secrecy. every tradition are secret i mean that's that's the purpose of an arbitration that you don't want to be ok to clear it as this just does come from who organizes it and who defends us. after all in the end it's we the taxpayers who pay the bill. they can. kill for you destroy the office on computer feed all over for the people. committed to do that because through. to

truly understand we need to penetrate a very. a violent system where multinationals sue our states and try to impose their laws. to live free just to get their chemistry. or place good b.s. is what a field off i was when i see said it just looked. with their great powers or just emerging all countries under gold is justice this affects our most basic rights health the environment wages and human rights we finally reveal the incredible power of international arbitration tribunals. oh and.

it's clear. 2 the fight. 2 in colombia along the upper east river in amazonia north american mining companies are prospecting for gold at the liberal town site the sacred birthplace of 7 indigenous peoples. but in 2009 concerned about the environment the colombian state cost the $5.00 the zone as a natural park which ended the mining concession. 2 after years of negotiation attempts with the colombian government in 2016 andres rendel c.e.o. of the canadian company cozy go associated with the texan company told the mining

can. tax he files an arbitration request i personally did not know of the option of international arbitration where it was always heard of the world court but we you know in my time i'd only believe that was between 2 governments that were debating things. but the ability to take our case to the international court of arbitration was a welcome relief for our shareholders to know that we don't have to depend on maybe some emotional sentiment by a judge in some rural location who is being pressured by his local. mayor. andries to mental seek private justice he chooses to defend himself in paris with. a business lawyer specializing in arbitration disputes ringback.

but i dare me. hello. yes and yes no longer me just like right there. listen 1st. yours we are past the cooling off period did not result in any kind of mediation that's the. question i was thinking of was the cooling off period how long is that normally somewhere into the middle of course. which there's a mating oh the 3 orbit krueger's that will constituent the patrician panel which still takes 2 weeks. from 0 i believe columbia well jurisdiction of the courts. to make decision on this with

confidence and then we will really move to the case yeah hopefully hopefully they're crossing fingers they'll be productive be nice. i suppose see goal starts to face difficulties with this debate going on between the ministry of mines and energy and the ministry of environment we found ourselves with to get ability to work or whatever because shareholders from texas took the mining and energy motivated the company to seek. arbitration as a way of solving this dispute of this difficulty between the colombian government as a whole and the company. scheme to nipple t.q. died to do so though she. moved to cuba she moved into

a new phenomena the limbo nationals and i think the usual and emotional moment of this new some chinese it as an. it is i think who would have it. when you can see the only steam he knew crew but on. a lot should have been a mature country and because columbus. the. free trade agreements. understand that they had to respect the agreements so that investors' money would not be lost or stolen. there was a lot of money a lot of effort and a lot of motivation from small investors getting together small investors to combine their resources and work under the colombian government regulation of it helped the ministry of mines by assets for the colombian people. and between. the.

more of the wall done the thought of it from teach this to me. in 20 these seem to fit sort of. the known. a new area of tension in free trade agreements is the introduction of private arbitration. present in most international trade agreements this is still in is supposed to guarantee a fair impartiality to foreign investors so that they can defend themselves against aid abuse or overly restrictive legislation. because that's you know since ones i may not do is going to. keep.

if you seek me as you do several these are different from all of those in the classroom it isn't. it is a mystery. if this will for some for most folks simply reason. to defeat on another. and if susan is to be clinton assume. these arbitrators are not judges but business lawyers who take turns as the main arbitrator state defender or corporate defender. connelly payne they are often seen as a true multimillionaire industry dominated by a small elite acting in great secrecy and too often giving priority to investors. while in some cases it seems normal to compensate them is that old least in the interest of the populations in foam. was.

was. when we were beginning to enter the area the northern native tribes watch a tree develop the might of this other group who was not in the might was not on the area were motivated by n.g.o.s afforded geos named and they were voted to go against the might so they try to set up sacred sites on a map by discussing with certain spiritual leaders that they were motivating to declare sacred sites but none of the sacred sites that they had identified are anywhere near the proposed might say. you know little piece

of the n.b.a. . yet owned by you and then they would be ready. they said he had better get on the local. and would get out of this. if they did and. then yeah monday internet own version of it but i'd like to return from the minute on one of them. up with you all but in the lab did it and then i will see to that. they couldn't do. that when i was that it didn't come up when nobody else. was that is was. that. get out and see if you got it and so on that did it but does your own. if you did i

don't know what info it did little bit of the gist of. it was that the initiative of the in shield guy amazonas that the natural park was created prohibiting gold mining on the entire indian reserve nilson ortiz a member of this ngo regularly returns to support the indians in their fight against mining is. going to trickle see. the word of mouth your kids. into the one that was in the united. way down i didn't think. about yeah. so if i. get 98 feet out of that i'm going this wealthy man.

as the election cycle rages on the media highlights or even invents what they deem to be important even radical what they don't tell you is how the political center is collapsing in today's campaign is what voters think about the status quo. you know what i mean maybe at their school i don't think about it at all many innocent girl monotony and our poor. kind of where i wonder. if they now want think it's higher than the. members of the

african mafias safe and quick passage to europe but once they. leave the country each util. will not some of them leave be a mom and i couldn't you know if this unit can get it out to him. from the cinquera. they sold the. lead. core of the import data because the persona that a kid even thought all. it

simply. did. when i wasn't not feeling a flip of a loaf. what about the salmon people from above the feed. is this food this a bunch of this it was about. nice fancy a this is a media a duck it's a city i see if i wanted one ending but up way to put him out he'd say it into the chances he's had with us you're my friend mike but what it was for me for something we've got to sort of i yes because you and i used right by i you thought

like with us you and. the indigenous peoples of the forest belong to dozens of ethnic groups who share the same origin stories. to many sacred sites of this land are its living organs. and sharing the ceremony the shoeman mentally draw is a path that connects these sites a pound of healing that must remain untouched. with you have waited to see if the fan if i call my number you thoughtfully dived with. it and i said by this wonder about this for a lab few said to plume didn't we threaten me if i. had got to do e.c. . kist what

a phone all off the old teeth you get the never left your folded fold it folded always take you a bit off i mean. that . the indians have not. spoken with a single valise. under a swindle promised the money and a better life some in the indigenous community the elders in general refused all mining from the start but others were tempted by rentals a little gift. to. give to a consultation meeting is organized the tribes gather at the traditional house of the luka their meeting place. worry because he goes complained they are

making a manifesto for the colombian state to reaffirm their resistance to mining. to so they are not now and i think it could affect all payment and it had to get that private and i got mine i think at the time to make a. name out of that but what does that mean by a bit of good advice that i would have a headache i'm not gonna eat here but i don't. feel good but i do make it if i go and then you know i think yeah my looking at it. but everybody will know you. as is their mother. almost as good as you as a. lawyer. i think a little more going to new york and for her but oprah where nick when this started you on the mall know that if you walk in with the i don't want this you. know i

mean that young. don't move a cube you move they look at they must. fit. that. agreed gulf separates the world views of the indians and miners feel. to protect their intentional property and. others think only of extracting the gold in indian soil and disappear tensional profits. with the. aid and. we were talking with jeremy and he was updating us on some of the stuff that was going on with the arbitration and that you know they were probably acting in bad faith both with my opinion both with the 1st

nations people and especially with the company on the pretext. of you know the environment so i don't know if you have any anything extra you know we can tell them to let our partners know down there. well i mean my opinion is that as you know and history is triggered by this do it fire you when you've been used. to actually. all this maybe 3 why are all. the environmental. chemicals. this rock out there so all their stories about holding out for. why this is nothing to do as you hire in these circumstances whatsoever this is about power and land today what i've met with the so-called. charge. goes to that to us you know like.

this is we can do what we want. to. solicit it. she said yes she did but we decided to park on there and it's your loss. for tameka the city received for 60000000000 because that's the biggest iron or gold mine. and all the top. all south america i very positive economies the issues i care out going to be 60. days. it's closer to. where we think our next trip for international of attrition is well. i think i'll start back. even if i want to try and i'll see any possibility of losing it all and if it takes 2 years or takes 3 years back off you know.

there was something illicit. going in for because. a lot of the nuns. listen they've got us here and that is that in the long benumbed 40 medical money because your net dollars into some of the nets in the list that unless you're not in this money pressed the most good rate then i'm one of the boys young they've not done us for monday maybe i mean there's the 3030 of them is that right the cake the meeting was there but they were just like the eyes these are now this is money to say clinton was good that the u.s. is combustibles that what is being done is polluted and this is the busiest and they listen. it's time to take action and to share this experience with other indigenous peoples

. representative of the. one carlos chris yaddo presents the manifesto to the international forum of indigenous peoples organized by the bogota state. in addition to the indian populations this forum includes academics n.g.o.s and government members. of the foreign school to support the indigenous peoples of south america in their right to be consulted before the adoption of all projects they concern them. more than 1000 people are present you broke it back to say. that this was how to get. one carlos. urges communities to organize to preserve their

autonomy and resist mining and tourism projects. what i mean. jessica mohammadi out because one top area that. the company's idea in. to buy one carlos wants to spread the word to a wider audience. to at the end she'll gaia he meets markel velasquez a lawyer specializing in international commercial law and human rights. oh it out by you scott i'm going to join a round i do out as you do square. i want to marry. me in from yours does it mean to know this many here seem to me.

but operate on the. ground say you better say no step. in no start up in no way. no when is it going to go on can. you show him this can receive this is leaking into him and to this other man the policy from. the from i'm going to kill. him is neither brazil good opener. this years the opposite would have been that a beating that was going to be driving the story is that. as it got in for my fiance kevin durant in the lead but he's. either going to be victim very. very concerned by the attacks of foreign multinationals against his country monaco is writing articles and preparing a book on the subject. he uses it in his former ph d.

supervisor gus van harden in toronto to discuss the upcoming trial. a specialist in international investment law highly critical of arbitration tribunals he has regularly intervened on the international scene sounding the alarm for years. but only in 5 of the last weeks have been like a roller coaster in colombia i mean these claim. no one i want to talk to you about the one. person go yet of ignoring case yes 16000000000 us i would say 20 percent of colombia's national public budget it was quite surprising because public authorities were saying that the agreements negotiated were positive for the corn 3 and that for investors would never start by claiming that corn 3 in these very moment is what happened then why is that colombian

law is not good enough for these foreign investors it is not the case that call on the us of a fate or shapes we are trying to solve our problems we're trying to become a more stable country and we have the means to do it but with these type of cases all our efforts to reach durable peace are put into question it's not the 1st country to be surprised. by foreign investor claims these treaties are like a ticking time bomb for taxpayer sooner or later they so there's not a lot of public discussion of these cases not i don't ask why i have called them in the newspaper and i try to open their bait but the only thing i got from them was about berman and ignorance that's because it's embarrassing to the trade department to see these treaties that they negotiated. and used against the country

if you're a foreign investor and you want to leverage against the government of course you would have an interest in many cases to keep it all confidential because if you keep it confidential and the government keeps a confidential then they can do deals. to do. so when they. say. let's sit in an exit dodge i may do so why don't you see until the deal lets you know could be divinely good because it's us you know i think you dislike democrats a 50 year old can't see. what don't you see 20 seats next that god isn't good enough no i. certainly don't is that there's only.

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