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IISD | 16-Sep-2017
When weighing all the benefits and costs of investment treaties against each other, there is insufficient evidence to come to any overall conclusion about the net effect of investment treaties for developing countries.
keywords:
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
ALB | 15-Sep-2017
Zimbabwe is in breach of two arbitral awards totalling USD 240 million, after it missed a deadline to pay investors whose land was seized as part of the government’s racially motivated land reforms.
keywords:
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
Zimbabwe
The Globe and Mail | 14-Sep-2017
The goal of Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is to revamp Chapter 11 so it more closely mirrors the investor-state dispute-resolution mechanism that forms part of the 2016 Canada-European Union trade deal.
European Commission | 14-Sep-2017
The inclusion of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) in trade and investment agreements has become subject to increased public scrutiny and questioning.
CIAR Global | 13-Sep-2017
El pasado 7 de septiembre, el Senado de Argentina aprobó el proyecto de Ley de arbitraje comercial internacional, que incorpora contenidos de la Ley Modelo de la Comisión de las Naciones Unidas para el Derecho Mercantil Internacional (Cnudmi o Uncitral).
keywords:
Argentina ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
The Hill | 13-Sep-2017
By pushing for a little-known but damaging legal concept buried in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the chamber has chosen to represent the interests of a handful of corporations instead of the interests of responsible business owners.
keywords:
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
NAFTA | USMCA
Turkey Telegraph | 13-Sep-2017
The Government has created a committee of public employees to conduct defence of Spain against avalanche international lawsuits brought by large investment firms.
El Diario | 13-Sep-2017
La tercera mayor operadora satelital del mundo inició un arbitraje comercial contra el Estado Mexicano, luego de años de reclamos por la obligación legal de reservar capacidad al gobierno para usos de seguridad nacional y servicios sociales sin costo alguno.
keywords:
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
Mexico
Público | 12-Sep-2017
Un organismo dependiente de la ONU sitúa a España como el tercer país más demandando por multinacionales inversoras, con 36 casos conocidos. El dato llega la misma semana en la que se conocen las nuevas trabas de Bélgica al polémico acuerdo comercial con Canadá, que recurre a un mecanismo de arbitraje muy similar a los que estudia este órgano.
The Wire | 12-Sep-2017
By restraining a foreign investor from pursuing a claim under a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), the Delhi high court is coming in way of India’s accountability being tested under international law.
