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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”). In June 2015, Colombia enacted Law 1753 , ratifying the mining ban in páramos , but reviving a grandfathering provision alike Law 1382.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”). In June 2015, Colombia enacted Law 1753 , ratifying the mining ban in páramos , but reviving a grandfathering provision alike Law 1382.

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Customs and Border Protection is expanding its use of biometric iris recognition

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“Iris scanners are just a part of our biometric collection, like the collection of fingerprints and photographs for facial comparison,” said the spokesperson, who also cited a 2017 privacy impact assessment. A recent privacy threshold analysis does mention the use of biometrics, specifically taking a “photo.”

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