Articles in English
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
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acciones | resistencia ,
agricultura | campesinos | alimentación ,
Filipinas ,
India ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS ,
RCEP
Jakarta Post | 28-jul-2017
Crucial to RCEP’s investment protection chapter is the highly controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism, a system of privatised justice characterised by international arbitration tribunals outside of the reach of domestic legal systems, explains Cecilia Olivet of TNI
Intercontinental Cry | 27-jul-2017
This past month, eighteen Aymara community leaders endured the final stages of a trial that had them facing up to 28 years in prison and massive fines for their alleged roles in the 2011 ‘Aymarazo’ protests against the Santa Ana silver mine on the Peru-Bolivia border.
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acciones | resistencia ,
Canadá ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS ,
minería ,
Perú ,
pueblos indígenas
Volterra Fietta | 26-jul-2017
The data lead to the inexorable conclusion that the European Commission’s declaration that “investment treaty arbitration is dead” is wrong by a ratio of over 1:3,000.
Lexology | 26-jul-2017
One should be cautious with jumping to conclusions for the still pending Spanish ECT cases.
Reuters | 26-jul-2017
The World Bank’s arbitration tribunal has ordered Argentina to pay $320 million plus interest and legal fees to Spanish travel group Marsans for expropriating its airline Aerolineas Argentinas SA in 2008.
Asian Tribune | 24-jul-2017
Officials from ASEAN member states and other countries meeting in India this week for negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) should take steps to ensure that the trade deal safeguards human rights, Southeast Asian lawmakers said today.
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ASEAN ,
derechos humanos ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS ,
medicamentos ,
propiedad intelectual ,
RCEP
Nasdaq | 24-jul-2017
Citigroup offered US$200m of Argentina bonds for sale as part of an arbitration agreement to help settle the sovereign’s obligations to French oil company Total.
Lexology | 18-jul-2017
Two recent and potentially inconsistent decisions in claims by PRC investors have raised questions as to the scope of protection under PRC bilateral investment treaties (BITs).
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China ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS
Miningmx | 17-jul-2017
AngloGold Ashanti joined Acacia Mining in entering into arbitration over legislative changes in Tanzania which entitles the East African country’s government to renegotiate business agreements with mining firms.
