Latin America Herald Tribune | 19-Jun-2017
Gold Reserve Inc. reports that it has received a $40 million payment on its $800 million judgment that it won at the World Bank’s International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in 2014.
Electricidad | 16-Jun-2017
La hidroeléctrica intentó cobrar garantías por US$ 76 millones, pero fue bloqueada por tribunal. Asunto se resolverá bajo el ICC.
IIED | 16-Jun-2017
This report examines whether and how investor-state arbitral tribunals consider community perspectives, interests and rights in their settlement of investment disputes.
EJIL: Talk! | 15-Jun-2017
The investor-state arbitration landscape is shifting under our feet. The utility and legitimacy of traditional investor-state arbitration have come under fire, but states have not converged on a viable alternative.
CIS Arbitration Forum | 14-Jun-2017
Taking into account the past Belarus practice of investor – state dispute settlement, the parties are more likely to settle Manolium Processing claim as a part of the pre-arbitration negotiations than by ICSID arbitration.
Kapitalis | 13-Jun-2017
Dans sa guerre contre la corruption, le gouvernement Chahed serait bien inspiré de mettre à plat, une fois pour toute, l’affaire de la BFT qui traîne depuis… 1989.
Council of Canadians | 13-Jun-2017
The Norwegian government has put a pause on ’free trade’ talks given the Trudeau government’s demand for an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision in the Canada-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) agreement.
No al TTIP | 13-Jun-2017
El Acuerdo Económico y Comercial Global de la Unión Europea con Canadá, más conocido como CETA, se nos ha presentado como un pacto entre países amigos para facilitar el libre comercio y las inversiones, pero esconde perversas intenciones entre sus mil seiscientas páginas de texto.
La República | 13-Jun-2017
A pesar de que en julio del 2016 se desestimó una demanda de 800 millones de dólares, The Renco Group volvió a demandar al Perú. Ministerio de Economía aprobó contratación de abogados.
EJIL: Talk! | 13-Jun-2017
The ICSID tribunal in Eskosol in liquidazione v. Italy rejected Italy’s Rule 41.5 application to have the claim thrown out for being “manifestly without legal merit.” I offer a summary and some reflections on two interesting aspects on the tribunal’s jurisdiction.