Articles in English
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 17-Mar-2021
Only 21% of cases administered by ICSID involve African investors, however, this may change with the introduction of AfCFTA, and we may begin to see more disputes involving African investors and African states.
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AfCFTA ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
SOMO | 17-Mar-2021
How investment treaties and investor-to-state dispute settlement grant foreign investors greater rights than Dutch and EU law.
Morning Star | 16-Mar-2021
The continued existence of ISDS in numerous treaties is a testament to the enormous influence and power wielded by transnational capital over governments the world over.
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investor-state disputes | ISDS
Yahoo | 15-Mar-2021
An international court has dismissed a lawsuit for 4.8 trillion pesos ($1.3 billion) filed by Spanish company Naturgy against Colombia over the seizure of its subsidiary Electricaribe.
ICLG | 12-Mar-2021
The African Arbitration Association (AfAA) has launched an online tool that provides an overview of arbitration legislation and international arbitrators in Africa.
The Online Citizen | 12-Mar-2021
Besides protection and dispute settlement, the BIT also includes several key changes in terms of application and restriction.
Future Beyond Shell | 11-Mar-2021
To realise a future beyond fossil fuels, it is imperative to look at how to disentangle the legal shackles that enable companies to frustrate climate policy and shift the burden of their stranded assets onto the shoulders of taxpayers through arbitration claims.
Broadband TV News | 11-Mar-2021
Netherlands-based United Group claims that Serbia has violated several obligations related to incentives and mutual protection of investments between the two countries.
Times Now News | 9-Mar-2021
India will be filing an appeal at The Hague this week against the $1.4-billion arbitration award against British oil firm Cairn Energy.
Business Standard | 8-Mar-2021
Cairn said its shareholders expect the use of the company’s ’strong powers of enforcement’ to recover 1.4 billion.
