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El Gobierno ve en la limitación al arbitraje una vía para evitar en el futuro indemnizaciones por renovables
El Diario | 23-Sep-2020
El Gobierno ve en la limitación de los arbitrajes de inversión entre Estados miembros de la Unión Europea una posible vía para evitar en el futuro el pago de las indemnizaciones reclamadas por inversores europeos por el recorte a las energías renovables.
keywords: ECT , energy , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
PPPs and ISDS: A risky combination
CCSI | 23-Sep-2020
It appears that investors are using investment treaties in ways that can significantly frustrate government efforts to effectively and adequately regulate public private partnerships in the public interest.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , services
Corporate courts vs. climate action
CEO | 22-Sep-2020
The Energy Charter Treaty, which hardly anyone knows about, is a powerful instrument for fossil fuels companies to prevent climate protection.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , video
Affaire Djezzy : l’Algérie obtient une victoire définitive contre Sawiris
TSA | 22-Sep-2020
L’Algérie a obtenu une « victoire définitive » contre le milliardaire égyptien Naguib Sawiris dans l’affaire Djezzy.
keywords: Algeria , investor-state disputes | ISDS , telecommunications
Un tribunal de La Haya da la razón a Chevron frente a Ecuador ante fase final del arbitraje
CIAR Global | 18-Sep-2020
Un tribunal de La Haya falló ayer a favor de Chevron Corporation en su disputa con Ecuador, confirmando un laudo arbitral parcial de 2018 dictado por un tribunal internacional administrado por la Corte Permanente de Arbitraje.
keywords: Ecuador , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS
El arbitraje de la Carta de la Energía en la 2ª Ronda de negociaciones del tratado
CIAR Global | 18-Sep-2020
La segunda ronda de negociaciones sobre la modernización del Tratado de la Carta de la Energía (TCE) tuvo lugar entre el 8 y el 11 de septiembre de 2020 y uno de los protagonistas del debate fue la “Solución de controversias”, el sistema de arbitraje contemplado en el tratado.
keywords: ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS
ICSID grants Pakistan six months stay order in Reko Diq case
The News | 18-Sep-2020
The World Bank’s ICSID has granted Pakistan a stay order of six months in the Reko Diq case in which Islamabad was awarded with a whopping $6 billion fine.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Pakistan
The Micula saga unconvincing decision of the US District Court
Lexology | 18-Sep-2020
The Micula saga is characterized by the ICSID award (and its review by the ad hoc Committee) being just the beginning rather than the conclusion of the dispute.
keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Romania
Japan backs ISDS in fierce debate at Energy Charter Treaty review
AFTINET | 17-Sep-2020
A written submission from Japan published by the ECT secretariat rejected language on the “right to regulate” and changes to the investor-state dispute resolution mechanism.
keywords: ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , Japan
Hague court rules in favor of Chevron in dispute with Republic of Ecuador
Nasdaq | 17-Sep-2020
The District Court of The Hague ruled in favor of Chevron in its dispute with the Republic of Ecuador, upholding a 2018 arbitral award rendered by an international tribunal administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
keywords: Ecuador , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS