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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”). The investor should have known that laws are subject to constitutional control in Colombia.

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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”). The investor should have known that laws are subject to constitutional control in Colombia.

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Kęstutis Kazulis, Principal Advisor for Sustainable Procurement, LPPO Monitoring green impact Lithuania is now planning the next big step in monitoring GPP – measuring the impact of GPP. We hired more people and ensured our guidance responded to real demand. We tried to meet markets where they were.

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Friday Flash 10/20/23

The Coalition for Government Procurement

As FAS Commissioner Sonny Hashmi stated in a recent post, “Our regional based employees aren’t going away, but this shift in our structure will meet the growing demand from our customers that FAS respond holistically when it comes to contracting assistance.” Third, the alignment provides an opportunity to improve data management.

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Some thoughts on the US' Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI

How to Crack a Nut

For example, an agency that saw its request for an extension declined could try to waive that particular AI use—or agencies could simply try to waive AI uses rather than applying for extensions, as the requirements for a waiver seem to be rather different (and potentially less demanding) than those applicable to a waiver.