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Secretive lawsuits by fossil fuel companies could hold back climate action - The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript
This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Secretive lawsuits by fossil fuel companies could hold back climate action, published on October 6, 2022. NOTE: Transcripts may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Gemma: Hello, I’m Gemma Ware in London. Dan: And I’m Dan Merino in San Francisco. Welcome to The Conversation Weekly.
A secretive legal system lets fossil fuel investors sue countries over policies to keep oil and gas in the ground - podcast
A new barrier to climate action is opening up in an obscure and secretive part of international trade law, which fossil fuel investors are using to sue countries if policy decisions go against them. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to experts about the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism and how it works.
Africa: Too Few of Africa's Commercial Disputes Are Resolved By African Arbitrators - Why This Must Change
Throughout my career arbitrating on disputes between companies and governments outside the courts, I've noticed a growing number of claims made by Africans. But at the same time, I've seen a limited number of African colleagues acting as international arbitrators on the panels that rule on these claims. Official statistics back this up. Between 1998 and 2007, a total of 472 parties from Sub-Saharan Africa arbitrated their disputes before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Too few of Africa's commercial disputes are resolved by African arbitrators – why this must change
Throughout my career arbitrating on disputes between companies and governments outside the courts, I’ve noticed a growing number of claims made by Africans. But at the same time, I’ve seen a limited number of African colleagues acting as international arbitrators on the panels that rule on these claims. Official statistics back this up. Between 1998 and 2007, a total of 472 parties from Sub-Saharan Africa arbitrated their disputes before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
How alternative dispute resolution made a comeback in Nigeria's courts - Africa Research Institute
When the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse (LMDC) opened in 2002, it was Africa’s first court-connected alternative dispute resolution centre. Adapted from a concept first articulated by a Harvard law professor, but embracing indigenous dispute resolution practices, the LMDC was both innovative and rooted in Nigeria’s past. It offers an appealing alternative to litigation. Cases are consistently resolved more quickly, cheaply and amicably than those heard in Nigeria’s congested courts.
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