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ISDS vs. the climate: How a colonial-era investment mechanism jeopardises a just transition
CAN Europe | 30-Jan-2026
A little-known yet powerful legal mechanism is undermining the energy transition, by enabling fossil fuel companies to sue countries that take climate action.
keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Institutional innovation in investment treaties: The India-EFTA TEPA model and alternative frameworks for dispute prevention
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 28-Jan-2026
TEPA addresses fundamental conflicts of emerging market investment structures. The agreement will enable India to escape the ISDS 2015 liability trap, balancing defensive provisions with a pro-investor focus.
keywords: EFTA , India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
Le groupe Al Habtoor annonce des poursuites judiciaires contre les autorités libanaises pour 1,7 milliard de dollars de pertes
Libnanews | 28-Jan-2026
Le groupe Al Habtoor, conglomérat basé aux Émirats arabes unis, a déclaré qu’il engagerait des poursuites judiciaires contre les autorités libanaises en raison d’un litige portant sur ses investissements dans le pays en crise.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Lebanon
Al Habtoor Group to take legal measures against Lebanon over $1.7bn investment losses
Arab News | 27-Jan-2026
Al Habtoor Group said it will move forward with legal action against Lebanon after years of unresolved investment disputes and mounting losses of $1.7 billon linked to banking restrictions and state inaction.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Lebanon
Commission opens in-depth investigation into arbitration award ordering Bulgaria to pay compensation to ACF
European Commission | 23-Jan-2026
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether an arbitration award, in which Bulgaria is ordered to pay compensation to ACF for changes to a renewable electricity support measure, is in line with EU State aid rules.
keywords: Bulgaria , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Canada’s mining firms are big beneficiaries of the global order its prime minister just criticized
Inside Climate News | 23-Jan-2026
As Mark Carney urges value-based leadership, critics point to trade rules championed by Canada that undermine those ideals.
keywords: Canada , Ecuador , environment , indigenous peoples , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
Coupang’s US investors notify S. Korea of plan to seek international arbitration: ministry
Yonhap | 23-Jan-2026
The two investors — Greenoaks and Altimeter — took issue with Seoul’s response to the e-commerce giant’s data breach late last year, claiming that it violated obligations under the Korea-US FTA regarding fair and equitable treatment.
keywords: digital economy | e-commerce , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Korea , US
Ukraine wins arbitration in Stockholm on "green tariff"
UNN | 23-Jan-2026
The Arbitration Tribunal in Stockholm rejected the claim of the foreign investor Modus Energy International B.V. regarding changes to the "green tariff".
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Ukraine
Gulf investors file $2bn arbitration against Pakistan over K-Electric
Minute Mirror | 23-Jan-2026
The dispute stems from an October 2016 agreement to sell a majority stake in K-Electric to Shanghai Electric Power Company.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , OIC , Pakistan
Shell files new arbitration against the Netherlands over Groningen gas field closure
SOMO | 22-Jan-2026
Shell is suing the Netherlands in yet another attempt to evade its responsibility for decades of gas extraction in Groningen.
keywords: energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands