Following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court in Jam v. International Finance Corporation (IFC), stripping the World Bank Group of absolute immunity, the IFC’s head released a statement today [...]
Following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court in Jam v. International Finance Corporation (IFC) [LINK], stripping the World Bank Group of absolute immunity, the IFC’s head [...]
Over the past 70 years, the World Bank Group has at times invested in disastrous projects that have left communities impoverished and local ecosystems destroyed. One likely reason for the [...]
We’ve received a number of questions in the days since the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Jam v. International Finance Corporation, which ended absolute immunity for many international [...]
When Donald Trump boasts about being above the law, he is speaking to a broader, more dangerous trend. Among America’s corporate class, immunity from the law—both from civil lawsuits and criminal [...]
The World Bank Group was created to lift people out of poverty. But what happens when its investments harm the very people it was created to help? That question is at the heart of our clients’ [...]
International law and human rights law experts are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear our clients’ case, Jam v. International Finance Corporation challenging the immunity of the International [...]
“How do these new Investment Rules protect Indigenous People in Myanmar? How can we be sure that investors will respect the principle of Free, Prior Informed Consent before they bring [...]
Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard our argument that the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group’s private lending arm, [...]
Last week, we responded to the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) grandiose claims of “absolute immunity” from any and all harms caused by the projects it finances. Our brief, filed in Jam [...]
