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Belarus first time may face an ICSID claim
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.
keywords: Belarus , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia
Affaire BFT: «une bombe à retardement» à désamorcer, vite
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.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Tunisia
European free trade deal talks paused over Trudeau’s insistence on investor-state provision
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.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Norway
CETA: lo llaman libre comercio y no lo es
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.
keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Exdueño de Doe Run realizó nueva demanda contra Perú por La Oroya
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.
keywords: environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Peru
Foreign control and ICSID jurisdiction on Energy Charter Treaty claims of local companies: The Eskosol case
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.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Italy
Belgian court orders to release Russia’s assets seized under Yukos claim
TASS | 12-Jun-2017
Yukos will hardly appeal against the Belgian court’s ruling, the lawyer of the Russian Federation Niuscha Bassiri said.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia
Tratados de Libre Comercio y soberanía alimentaria
GRAIN | 9-Jun-2017
Hoy los TLCs vuelven con fuerza a abalanzarse sobre nuestros bienes comunes con mecanismos cada vez más sofisticados e ilegítimos. Por eso dedicamos este Vistazo a presentar las viejas y nuevas amenazas que representan compartiendo los contenidos del Boletín Nyéleni N.º 29 dedicado íntegramente a esta temática.
keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
Paris Court of Appeal sets aside an award on the basis of serious indications of money laundering
Lexology | 9-Jun-2017
Allegations of corruption and criminal activity have been used increasingly in recent years in French courts to argue for the setting aside of arbitral awards on the grounds of a breach of international public policy.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Kyrgyzstan
L’Algérie obtient gain de cause contre Orascom
La Tribune | 9-Jun-2017
Un tribunal arbitral vient de mettre fin au bras de fer qui oppose l’Etat algérien à l’homme d’affaires égyptien Naguib Sawiris. Il a rejeté la réclamation de 4 milliards de dollars émise par ce dernier contre Alger.
keywords: Algeria , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Luxembourg , telecommunications , UNCITRAL