Arabica Robusta<p>A MINING LAWSUIT IN GUATEMALA SHOWS HOW TRADE COURTS PUT LOCALS LAST<br />The state relied on affected communities to mount a legal defense, but now it’s trying to bypass them to open the mine.</p><p>By Ana Sandoval </p><p>A Nevada-based mining firm is suing Guatemala for more than $400 million, the first suit of its kind for the impoverished Central American country.</p><p><a href="https://fpif.org/a-mining-lawsuit-in-guatemala-shows-how-trade-courts-put-locals-last/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fpif.org/a-mining-lawsuit-in-g</span><span class="invisible">uatemala-shows-how-trade-courts-put-locals-last/</span></a><br /><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/guatemala" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>guatemala</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/goldmining" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>goldmining</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/worldbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>worldbank</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/arbitration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>arbitration</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>slapp</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ICSID" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ICSID</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/foreignpolicyinfocus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>foreignpolicyinfocus</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/FPIF" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FPIF</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/socialmovements" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>socialmovements</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/lapuya" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lapuya</span></a></p>