Chile creates one of world’s largest marine protected area around Easter Island

September 17th, 2017 The Chilean government has made a landmark international decision to make the waters around Easter Island one of the world’s largest protected marine areas. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced the decision at the Fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC4) held last week in Valparaiso, Chile. According Read more…

Europe’s highest court to examine legality of CETA’s controversial investment court system

September 7th, 2017 The legality of the controversial Investment Court System (ICS) in the EU-Canada free trade deal is set to be scrutinized by Europe’s highest court following a request from the Belgian government. Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister, Didier Reynders, yesterday officially requested that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) provide Read more…