Read our reporting about Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS): the secretive process within international treaties that allows big polluters to hold entire nations to ransom.
Politics & law
“A misuse of treaties”: Russian oligarchs are using investor-state disputes to sue Ukraine
At least eight ISDS cases have been brought against the Ukrainian government since 2022, a Land and Climate investigation has found.
How Exxon is using international law to sue the Dutch government
Exxon owes the people of Groningen millions in compensation for damage caused by gas extraction. Thanks to a legal instrument, it could be the residents of the province that end up compensating the fossil fuel giant.
“Shocking and sad”: how corporations use investment agreements to block decarbonisation in the Global South
Camille Corcoran talks to experts about investor-state dispute settlements, which allow fossil fuel companies to bring multi-billion dollar lawsuits against countries that pass green policies.
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