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People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

October 31, 2018, New Delhi.: The Supreme Court of the United States of America heard the oral arguments in the historic...

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US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

The plaintiffs contend that the plant’s construction caused saltwater to leach into the local groundwater. They say that...

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Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project India is part of an ambitious plan, which saw the building of several coal-based th...

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CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

October 5, 2018, New Delhi: Medha Patkar, Bharat Patel, Nityanand Jayaraman and other members of the CSOs across India, ...

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CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

Submission to the Inspection Panel Working Group We are happy to note the Working Group of the World Bank Board’s Commit...

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Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?

A fishing community in India challenges the bank’s private-lending arm in the US Supreme Court. The US Supreme Court sit...

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U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group

For Immediate Release U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group in Brief to SCOTUS Washi...

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Challenging Legal Impunity Granted to IFIs

Most of the International Financial Institutions enjoy legal immunity in most of the countries. The immunity enjoyed by ...

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The Best of Finance Matters: First Anniversary Issue

A year back when we started our weekly newsletter Finance Matters, what we intended was to bring together the news and a...

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Are Gujarat farmers likely to succeed against IFC?

BloombergQuint The Fineprint | Are Gujarat farmers likely to succeed against World Bank’s lending arm IFC – Intern...

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November 6, 2018

Ankit Agrawal

People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

October 31, 2018, New Delhi.: The Supreme Court of the United States of America heard the oral arguments in the historic case filed by the villagers from Mundra, Gujarat against the absolute immunity granted to the International Organisations like World Bank, International Finance Corporation etc. W...

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October 26, 2018

Amy Howe

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

The plaintiffs contend that the plant’s construction caused saltwater to leach into the local groundwater. They say that the plant’s ‘cooling system discharges thermal pollution into the sea, killing off marine life on which fishermen rely for their income. In recent years, the Supreme Court has cut...

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September 18, 2025

Anuradha Munshi

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project India is part of an ambitious plan, which saw the building of several coal-based thermal power stations to meet India’s energy needs. Located on the western coast of India, in Gujarat, spanning 72 kilometres covering 10 coastal settlements, it is strategically lo...

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June 20, 2019

Ankit Agrawal

CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

October 5, 2018, New Delhi: Medha Patkar, Bharat Patel, Nityanand Jayaraman and other members of the CSOs across India, have criticised the Working Group of the World Bank Board’s Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE), the group entrusted by the Bank to “review of the Inspection Panel’...

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October 5, 2018

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CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

Submission to the Inspection Panel Working Group We are happy to note the Working Group of the World Bank Board’s Committee on Development Effectiveness is reviewing the Inspection Panel’s toolkit to determine whether it should be revised to enhance the Panel’s effectiveness. We take it as a positiv...

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November 20, 2018

The Nation

Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?

A fishing community in India challenges the bank’s private-lending arm in the US Supreme Court. The US Supreme Court sits more than 12,000 miles from Tragadi Bandar, the patch of India’s west coast where Budha Ismail Jam has spent most of the past two decades fishing for a living. Jam’s seasonal hom...

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August 21, 2018

CFA Admin

U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group

For Immediate Release U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group in Brief to SCOTUS Washington, D.C., August 1, 2018 – Late yesterday, the U.S. Government urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision holding that the international organizations like t...

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March 11, 2026

CFA Admin

Challenging Legal Impunity Granted to IFIs

Most of the International Financial Institutions enjoy legal immunity in most of the countries. The immunity enjoyed by IFI’s like the World Bank Group raises pertinent questions around the extent of immunity granted to these institutions to obstruct people’s fundamental right to access justic...

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July 6, 2018

CFA Admin

The Best of Finance Matters: First Anniversary Issue

A year back when we started our weekly newsletter Finance Matters, what we intended was to bring together the news and analysis from the world of finance, in a form and language comprehensible to the common people. Over the period, the articles and videos that we had carried have ranged from Ease of...

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March 11, 2026

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Are Gujarat farmers likely to succeed against IFC?

BloombergQuint The Fineprint | Are Gujarat farmers likely to succeed against World Bank’s lending arm IFC – International Finance Corporation? Vermont Law School’s John Echeverria & CFA’s Joe Athialy share their views.

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People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?

U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group

Challenging Legal Impunity Granted to IFIs

The Best of Finance Matters: First Anniversary Issue

Are Gujarat farmers likely to succeed against IFC?

People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?

U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group

Challenging Legal Impunity Granted to IFIs

The Best of Finance Matters: First Anniversary Issue

Are Gujarat farmers likely to succeed against IFC?

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“World Bank immunity”

People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?

U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group

Challenging Legal Impunity Granted to IFIs

The Best of Finance Matters: First Anniversary Issue

Are Gujarat farmers likely to succeed against IFC?

People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?

U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group

Challenging Legal Impunity Granted to IFIs

The Best of Finance Matters: First Anniversary Issue

Are Gujarat farmers likely to succeed against IFC?