The insidious toxicity of investor-state arbitration Gabriel Resources vs Romania

A study of the investor-state arbitration case 'Gabriel Resources vs Romania' reveals the insidious toxicity of such disputes, exposing chronic stress and dignity loss among communities fighting for their livelihoods against corporate power. The research expands the concept of environmental injustice to include psychological and social harm, framing ISDS as a tool reinforcing extractivist logic and capitalist accumulation by dispossession. By analyzing the case through the lens of justice as recognition, the study sheds light on the politics behind valuation conflicts and the deep scars left on collective spaces, hindering alternative futures.

Velicu, I., Codreanu, I., Alexandrescu, F., Triefus, S., Rusu, O., & Bunescu, I. (2026). The insidious toxicity of investor-state arbitration Gabriel Resources vs Romania. Globalizations, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2025.2596495