Articles in English
EurActiv | 16-May-2017
The European Union will have to secure approval from national parliaments in order to finalise a free trade deal with Singapore. The bloc’s top court ruled that the agreement in “its current form” cannot be handled by the Commission acting alone.
keywords:
EU ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
EJIL: Talk! | 15-May-2017
While the debate on the treaty regulating business impact on human rights is likely to continue for a while longer, some recent developments in international investment law seem to be moving forward on international human rights law obligations for businesses
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alternatives ,
Argentina ,
human rights ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
Morocco ,
Nigeria ,
reformed ISDS
SAT PR | 15-May-2017
The Rules on Transparency provide procedural rules that ensure transparency and public accessibility to treaty-based investor-State arbitration.
Lexology | 15-May-2017
While India and Indonesia may have withdrawn from existing BITs, this does not necessarily leave foreign investors without any protection.
People Over Profit | 12-May-2017
#NoRCEP week of actions at the 18th TNC Meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
ISDS Blog | 11-May-2017
Morocco and Nigeria signed a new investment treaty, which is a good illustration of the new “generation” of investment protection.
Tele Sur | 11-May-2017
Just days before his term ends, Rafael Correa said he will take a stand against agreements signed before the country’s Citizens Revolution.
Transnational Dispute Management | 10-May-2017
In its September 20, 2016 Ruling, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court refused to set aside an Award in a UNCITRAL investment arbitration between Recofi SA, a French company, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, dismissing the case for lack of jurisdiction.
Financial Times | 9-May-2017
The growing number of investor claims against sovereign host states has fuelled a backlash against bilateral investment treaties and free-trade agreements across the world.
Lexology | 9-May-2017
An International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Committee has annulled nearly 90% of the US$1.6 billion Award which had been won by ExxonMobil affiliates in their ICSID arbitration against Venezuela.
