health
Korea Times | 18-Apr-2019
The Jeju provincial government has revoked the business license of a Chinese-owned for-profit hospital. The Chinese group may file a suit against the Korean government, using the investor-state dispute settlement system.
The Conversation | 27-Mar-2019
Philip Morris, a US company, moved ownership of its Australian operations to Hong Kong to take advantage of ISDS in an Australia-Hong Kong investment treaty.
AFTINET | 22-Mar-2019
It has taken a second FOI case and another two years to reveal that Australian taxpayers were only awarded half of the costs of defending Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws against tobacco giant Philip Morris in March 2017.
The Wire | 15-Mar-2019
Free trade agreements like the RCEP will infringe on India’s intellectual property laws. India must stand its ground in the interest of public health.
L’Usine Santé | 14-Mar-2019
Ces dernières années marquent l’intérêt grandissant des sociétés pharmaceutiques internationales pour l’arbitrage à l’encontre d’États.
Pulse | 5-Mar-2019
The Korea government may face another investor-state dispute case from the Chinese capital if the license is called off.
Peoples Dispatch | 19-Nov-2018
Multinational corporations are suing countries for using generic versions of life saving medicines.
Slovak Spectator | 9-Nov-2018
The German Supreme Court dismissed the original arbitration decision against Slovakia concerning the ban on health-insurance companies’ profits.
The Guardian | 2-Jul-2018
Two years after an FOI claim was lodged, the price of the six-year fight with Philip Morris has been revealed
Info Justice | 31-May-2018
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) poses significant challenges in respect of tobacco control, public health, human rights, and sustainable development.
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CADTM | 17-May-2019
Si hay algún caso que evidencie la ofensiva de las empresas transnacionales contra la vida y la democracia ese es, sin duda, el caso Chevron.
Medias24 | 16-May-2019
Emise en 2013 à la demande du Vietnam, la notice rouge visant Ahmed El Fehdi a été levée. Les dirigeants de la holding H&A Investment comptent désormais engager une procédure d’arbitrage CIRDI contre Hanoi.
News Ghana | 15-May-2019
The African Union (AU) stressed the need to boost African countries’ capacity on both Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and state-to-state dispute, as the African Continental Free Trade Area edges closer to entry into force.
European Commission | 15-May-2019
The European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Decision authorising negotiations to modernise the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), to which the EU is part.
ISDS América Latina | 14-May-2019
22 de los 42 países en la región ya han sido demandados a través del sistema de arbitraje de inversores (ISDS). El 73,8% de las demandas fueron hacia Argentina, Venezuela, México, Ecuador, Bolivia y Perú.
Russian Fund for the Protection of Investors’ Rights in Foreign States | 14-May-2019
The Fund for Protection of Investors’ Rights in Foreign States sent an notice of arbitration against Lithuania for the illegal expropriation of the Bank “Snoras”, in accordance with the investment agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Lithuania.