Articles in English
Expropriate | 4-aoû-2018
On 29 July 1918, the British judiciary proffered the Empire’s most expressly and egregiously racist justification for the land dispossession of indigenous peoples. Today, an ICSID tribunal continues that mission. No matter which way Zimbabwean’s turn at the polls, they’re still paying for their invasion and occupation by Cecil Rhodes’ British South Africa company...
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Zimbabwe ,
Allemagne ,
différends investisseurs-état | ISDS,
droits humains ,
foncier ,
peuples indigènes ,
Royaume uni ,
Suisse
Manila Times | 3-aoû-2018
Labor unions and workers’ rights advocates fear that the secretive RCEP agreement will further erode workers’ rights in the Asian region, while strengthening the hands of investors who may be able to sue governments for changing laws such as setting minimum wages, that would erode their profitability.
Hankyoreh | 2-aoû-2018
This is the fourth ISDS dispute this year in which the South Korean government is embroiled.
Brookings Institution | 1er-aoû-2018
India’s Model BIT is "pro-state with limited rights to foreign investors" according to the US thinktank Brookings
East African | 30-jui-2018
Civil society organisations are pushing for a review of the BIT between Tanzania and The Netherlands which they say does not serve the best interests of Tanzania.
AFTINET | 30-jui-2018
“AFTINET will present evidence today to a Senate inquiry that the TPP-11 increases corporate rights at the expense of people’s rights and the environment and should not be implemented,” AFTINET Convener Dr Patricia Ranald said today.
IGJ | 25-jui-2018
Redlines for investment provision in RCEP negotiation
Bangkok Post | 24-jui-2018
The Thai government is about to enter a trade deal that could seriously harm the reform agenda and deprive communities of the ability to make decisions for fear of violating investors’ rights.
Pulse | 20-jui-2018
Schindler filed a notice of intent for arbitration on July 11. Under the ISD procedure, if the issue is not resolved through settlement in 90 days, the investor can take the case to the international tribunal.
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Corée ,
différends investisseurs-état | ISDS
AFL-CIO | 18-jui-2018
Those with the means to become international wheeler-dealers can access ISDS. The rest of us have to rely on public courts—the same ones that investors say are “inadequate” to handle their needs. That’s not fair, and that’s not right.
