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OHCHR | 15-Oct-2021
UN experts today called on States to ensure that international investment agreements do not provide a “safe harbour” for investors to abuse the human rights of individuals and communities.
Lexology | 15-Oct-2021
Investor–state arbitration has grown over the years to become one of the most dynamic and controversial features of international investment law.
The Malaysian Reserve | 15-Oct-2021
PETROLIAM Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has led a request for arbitration at the International Centre for Settlement of Dispute in the absence of positive development on Sudan’s transitional government’s decision to confiscate the company’s assets in Khartoum, Sudan.
AFTINET | 13-Oct-2021
While the tribunal has yet to make a decision about compensation to be paid, Eco Oro Minerals is claiming nearly $700 USD million.
The Monitor | 13-Oct-2021
A Canadian company’s successful challenge to a precautionary mining ban in Colombia shows how little investor–state dispute panels care about the right to regulate.
The Guardian | 11-Oct-2021
In pursuit of growth in Africa, British American Tobacco and others use intimidatory tactics to attempt to suppress health warnings and regulation, including accusing governments of breaching trade agreements.
United Nations | 8-Sep-2021
The Working Group recommends that States terminate or reform urgently all existing international investment agreements.
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human rights ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
Globalization and Health | 8-Sep-2021
Given the potential for wider use of the ISDS mechanism, strategies to protect public health policy space in the context of both international trade and investment treaty and dispute settlement contexts remain important.
Mexico News Daily | 7-Sep-2021
Houston-based Talos Energy intends to fight the decision by the Energy Ministry to designate the state oil company Pemex as the operator of the Zama field, which contains almost 700 million barrels of oil.
