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EU concerned as India won’t renew investment pact with Netherlands
Hindustan Times | 24-Nov-2016
India will not renew an investment treaty with the Netherlands that will expire on November 30 as part of its plan to rework all similar pacts it signed with other countries.
keywords: EU , India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands , reformed ISDS
A new, climate-friendly approach to trade
Sierra Club | 22-Nov-2016
We urgently need a new approach to trade that prioritizes the needs of people and planet.
keywords: alternatives , climate , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Hong Kong, Chile sign bilateral investment agreement
Mexico Star | 21-Nov-2016
Hong Kong and Chile confirmed that they have signed a bilateral investment agreement at the APEC summit.
keywords: APEC , Chile , Hong Kong , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
EU member states divided in face of Commission crackdown on intra-EU ISDS
Bordelex | 3-Nov-2016
Once a desirable form of European international relations endorsed by the Commission, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) became a problematic issue after the accession of former socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union, and with the emergence of the first intra-EU investment arbitration – ISDS – cases.
keywords: EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Back to the future? Foreign investment protection in Cuba
Lexology | 27-Oct-2016
Cuba’s investment protection framework is surprisingly robust, though there are serious questions about the de facto protections actually afforded to U.S. and other investors.
keywords: Cuba , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Canada to India: Tighten investment protection norms in new model treaty
The Hindu | 24-Oct-2016
New Delhi examining whether dispute settlement mechanism can be tweaked
keywords: Canada , India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
TDM Special Issue on Int’l Arbitration involving Commercial and Investment Disputes in Africa
TDM | 20-Oct-2016
This Special Issue presents diverse views on a number of salient topics affecting international arbitration involving the African continent.
keywords: Africa , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Rethinking investment treaties to advance human rights
IIED | 18-Oct-2016
There is considerable room to rethink substantive norms and dispute settlement arrangements.
keywords: human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
SA needs to address its investment image
IOL | 18-Oct-2016
Cabinet’s endorsement of the draft International Arbitration Bill in April this year gave a welcome indication that South Africa would soon provide investors with one of the essential tools for operating in the modern global economy.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS , South Africa , UNCITRAL
Philippine Government’s crackdown on nickel mining - Arbitration options for foreign investors
KWM | 17-Oct-2016
The viability of the Filipino nickel industry is in a state of flux following President Rodrigo Duterte’s national audit of the country’s forty mines. Lawyers explore ISDS options.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Philippines