Articles in English
Politico | 10-Aug-2017
More than 100 U.S. business groups and associations are pushing the Trump administration to not only preserve investor-state dispute settlement and related provisions in an updated NAFTA agreement but to also strengthen them to further protect intellectual property and interests.
keywords:
corporate interests ,
intellectual property ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
NAFTA | USMCA ,
US
Lexology | 8-Aug-2017
ISDS reform is one of several “negotiating objectives” announced last month by the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
keywords:
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
NAFTA | USMCA
Lexology | 7-Aug-2017
The Tribunal dismissed Yemen’s allegations that state-owned enterprises in the PRC were precluded from bringing claims under the ICSID Convention.
SSRN | 4-Aug-2017
The Bilcon tribunal ruling raises a number of concerns about the ability of investor protection tribunals to properly assess whether a foreign investor has been treated fairly under a domestic environmental assessment process.
The Hindu | 4-Aug-2017
As talks with Canada began before model text was approved by Cabinet, deviations may be allowed.
Lauge Poulsen | 3-Aug-2017
This book synthesises and advances the growing stock of literature on the investment treaty regime by integrating legal, economic, and political perspectives.
keywords:
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
TNI | 3-Aug-2017
The Kyrgyz Republic currently faces investment claims in the proximity of 1 billion USD, arising out of investment dispute settlement cases.
Business Monkey | 3-Aug-2017
The Government of Spain has submitted to international arbitration tribunal ICSID appeal against the ruling which condemned him to pay 128 million euros plus interest to the British firm Eiser Infrastructure.
American Lawyer | 1-Aug-2017
Litigation funder Burford Capital stands to take home roughly $140 million from a $324 million recovery against the government of Argentina.
People’s Forum against FTAs and RCEP | 28-Jul-2017
“Tell us at least now who gains from RCEP,” People’s Forum challenges the Indian government as the 19th round of RCEP negotiations comes to an end
keywords:
actions | resistance ,
agriculture | farmers | food ,
India ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
Philippines ,
RCEP
