Application of Amici for Leave to File a Post-hearing Written Submission

The document is an application filed on June 29, 2004, by a group of amici curiae—including the Center for International Environmental Law, Bluewater Network, Communities for a Better Environment, and the International Institute for Sustainable Development—requesting leave to file a post-hearing written submission in the NAFTA Chapter 11 arbitration between Methanex Corporation and the United States of America.

• The amici seek to address a specific legal question regarding whether the 'police powers' exclusion from expropriatory measures includes bona fide environmental measures that are not related to health.
• The application is based on the observation that neither disputing party directly addressed the application of the police powers rule to non-health environmental measures during the hearings.
• The amici argue that the Tribunal must determine if California's ban on MTBE is a bona fide public health measure; if it is not, the Tribunal must then decide if it is a bona fide non-health-related environmental measure and if such a measure violates Article 1110.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2004). Application of Amici for Leave to File a Post-hearing Written Submission. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Methanex_PHApp_29June04.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Application of Amici for Leave to File a Post-hearing Written Submission. 2004. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Methanex_PHApp_29June04.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=Application of Amici for Leave to File a Post-hearing Written Submission |date=29 June 2004 |url=https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Methanex_PHApp_29June04.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2004application, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Application of Amici for Leave to File a Post-hearing Written Submission}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2004}, month = jun, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Methanex_PHApp_29June04.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }