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COP27: Planet ransom
CLT | 7-Nov-2022
Andreas Malm and the Zetkin Collective concluded their book White Skin, Black Fuel by approximating decarbonisation to slavery abolition: as long as fossil fuel capital exists it will ‘resist its own abolition’, just as slaveholding capital did in the past.
keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
ECT modernisation perspectives: unpacking the impact of the revised ECT text on dispute resolution
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 7-Nov-2022
This article focuses on the implications of the revised text for dispute resolution under the ECT. We address the environmental focus of the anticipated reforms and conciliation of State-to-State disputes relating to sustainable development and climate change.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Un tribunal déclare la Roumanie coupable de la violation de l’article 10(1) du TCE, déclarant que ses mesures ont nui aux investissements des demandeurs
IISD | 7-Nov-2022
Cette affaire concerne un différend lancé contre la Roumanie par 10 investisseurs en réponse aux modifications apportées par la Roumanie à un régime d’incitation visant à attirer les investissements dans les sources d’énergie renouvelables.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Romania
UNCITRAL Working Group III and the Assessment of Compensation and Damages: Thinning scope for impactful reform or an opportunity to make a difference?
IISD | 7-Nov-2022
In WGIII, states will need to prioritize the reforms that have the most impact in addressing their key concerns with the ISDS system.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
Le Groupe de travail III de la CNUDCI et l’évaluation de l’indemnisation et des dommages-intérêts : une portée trop réduite pour une réforme significative ou une opportunité de faire la difference ?
IISD | 7-Nov-2022
Au sein du GT III, les États devront donner la priorité aux réformes qui ont le plus d’impact sur leurs principales préoccupations concernant le système RDIE.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
ZEDE Próspera prepara millonaria demanda contra Honduras
Proceso Digital | 4-Nov-2022
"En septiembre recibimos notificación de la nota que entregó ZEDE. El tema es que a más tardar el 16 de diciembre tienen que meter solicitud e iniciar el arbitraje", el ministro de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico dijo.
keywords: CAFTA , geopolitics , Honduras , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Brussels pleads with countries to stay in the Energy Charter Treaty
Energy Monitor | 4-Nov-2022
EU countries are voting with their feet, quitting the investor protection pact despite the EU’s efforts to reform it – but the European Commission warns it will be worse to be outside than in.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
La gouvernance des investissements internationaux et la réalisation d’un avenir carboneutre équitable
CCSI | 3-Nov-2022
Un régime d’investissement international entièrement inédit, conçu dans l’optique du climat et d’autres objectifs mondiaux, pourrait servir d’outil pour accélérer les investissements nécessaires à la résolution de la crise climatique.
keywords: climate , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
International investment governance and achieving a just zero-carbon future
CCSI | 3-Nov-2022
A wholly new international investment regime designed with climate and other global goals in mind could be used as a tool to accelerate the investments needed to address the climate crisis.
keywords: climate , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
US pressuring new left-wing Honduras government over privatized cities
The Real News Network | 3-Nov-2022
US senators argue that abolishing special economic zones known as ZEDEs would violate the provisions of CAFTA-DR, including the provision ensuring “fair and equitable treatment and full protection and security.”
keywords: aid , CAFTA , geopolitics , Honduras , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US