Articles in English
The Wire | 15-Mar-2019
Free trade agreements like the RCEP will infringe on India’s intellectual property laws. India must stand its ground in the interest of public health.
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health ,
India ,
intellectual property ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
RCEP
Renewables Now | 15-Mar-2019
The ICSID ruled against Spain in a case brought by NextEra Energy Inc regarding the US utility’s lost investments in two 49.9-MW concentrated solar power plants.
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 14-Mar-2019
The ongoing Rockhopper case may become a benchmark for future cases on the horizon, following Italy’s decision to crack down on hydrocarbon explorations and extractions.
South Centre | 12-Mar-2019
Developing countries’ negotiators and experts discussed the way forward during the 12th Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators held in Cartagena, Colombia on 27 February-1 March 2019.
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investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
reformed ISDS
Proactiveinvestors | 12-Mar-2019
The company said illegal blockades have prevented access to the Amulsar gold project since late June 2018.
Clifford Chance | 11-Mar-2019
UK investors could seek to move their investments to jurisdiction such as Singapore and Hong Kong where they can take advantage of investment treaty protection, if a potential new Labour govenment were to nationalise public services.
Times of India | 11-Mar-2019
Cairn Energy said it expects the long-running arbitration process against the Indian authorities over retrospective taxation to be concluded before late 2019.
Meta | 11-Mar-2019
The treaty is also a direct opposite of the Investor State Dispute Settlement mechanisms adopted in trade deals, as they expand the powers of transnational corporations.
Reuters | 9-Mar-2019
Venezuela must pay ConocoPhillips more than $8 billion to compensate for the 2007 expropriation of oil assets by the country’s late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, the World Bank ruled.
South Centre | 7-Mar-2019
The broad language in investment agreements has allowed investor-state dispute settlement tribunals to scrutinize tax measures adopted by States, and determine that such measures resulted in a breach of State’s obligations under the agreement.
