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BITs and bonds: The international law and economics of sovereign debt
SSRN | 20-Aug-2020
Recent jurisdictional decisions suggest that sovereign debt will be subject to bilateral investment treaties for the foreseeable future.
keywords: covid , finance | banking | taxes , health , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
¿A quién protegen los "Tratados de Protección de Inversiones"?
M24 | 18-Aug-2020
Entrevistada en InterCambio la politóloga Natalia Carrau, asesora de la Confederación Sindical de las Américas e integrante de REDES – Amigos de la Tierra, explicó cómo los denominados “Tratados de Protección de Inversiones” vulneran la soberanía de los países, atentan contra las democracias y empobrecen a los Estados.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , sovereignty | democracy
ISDS enables making more money from losses
IPS | 18-Aug-2020
Predatory international law firms are encouraging multimillion-dollar investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) lawsuits citing Covid-19 containment, relief and recovery measures.
keywords: covid , health , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Global firms expected to sue UK for coronavirus losses
The Guardian | 16-Aug-2020
Governments around the world – including the UK – face a wave of lawsuits from foreign companies who complain that their profits have been hit by the pandemic.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UK
Investment disputes from below: whose rights matter?
IIED | 14-Aug-2020
Mining, environment and livelihoods in Colombia.
keywords: actions | resistance , Colombia , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
Monitoreo de demandas de empresas transnacionales a Uruguay
REDES-AT | 14-Aug-2020
Con esta nueva publicación: «Uruguay: ¿caso de éxito? Monitoreo de demandas de empresas transnacionales a Uruguay«, retomamos nuestro trabajo de seguimiento a demandas y analizamos en detalle nuevos casos.
keywords: corporate interests , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Uruguay
Treaty claims against the Republic of Slovenia by Ascent Resources Plc and Ascent Slovenia Ltd
Investegate | 14-Aug-2020
Ascent Resources Plc and its subsidiary Ascent Slovenia Ltd have formally notified Slovenia of the existence of disputes under the UK - Slovenia bilateral investment treaty and the Energy Charter Treaty.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Slovenia , UK
Disputas de inversión desde abajo: ¿De quién son los derechos?
IIED | 14-Aug-2020
Minería, medio ambiente y formas de subsistencia en Colombia.
keywords: actions | resistance , Colombia , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
La pandemia: un gran negocio para empresas transnacionales
Biodiversidad en América Latina | 11-Aug-2020
La Internacional de Servicios Públicos, en asociación con la Fundación Friedrich Ebert, está produciendo una serie de cuatro artículos investigando como los tratados de libre comercio, el neoliberalismo y la falta de justicia fiscal socavaron la respuesta sanitaria y socioeconómica de la crisis generada por la pandemia de Covid-19.
keywords: corporate interests , covid , health , intellectual property , investor-state disputes | ISDS , medicines
The Covid-19 pandemic and liability under investment treaties
South Centre | 11-Aug-2020
COVID-19 can increase liability for countries under international investment treaties. Developing countries face imminent challenges under such treaties.
keywords: covid , health , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform