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EU ruling could complicate new trade deals - including UK’s
NZ Herald | 17-May-2017
If all parliaments in member states have to approve international trade deals, future trade deals may take even longer than they already do to come to fruition.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UK
US oil firm Cobalt files for arbitration against Angola for $2 bln
Reuters | 17-May-2017
U.S. oil firm Cobalt said it had filed requests for arbitration seeking more than $2 billion from Angola’s state-run Sonangol.
keywords: Angola , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , US
Vodafone Group serves second notice on India to formally start 2nd arbitration in tax case
ET Telecom | 17-May-2017
Vodafone Group Plc has served its second notice on the Indian government to formally commence the​second ​arbitration in the high profile Rs 22,000 crore tax matter.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , India , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UK
Le pétrolier américain Cobalt Energy réclame plus de 2 milliards de dollars à l’Etat angolais
Ecofin | 17-May-2017
Cobalt Energy a annoncé avoir déposé une demande d’arbitrage international dans laquelle il réclame 2 milliards de dollars au gouvernement angolais.
keywords: Angola , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , US
RCEP’s digital trade negotiations remain shrouded in secrecy
Electronic Frontier Foundation | 17-May-2017
There has also been no official release of the chapters and textual proposals related to rules that are being tabled.
keywords: e-commerce | digital economy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Philippines , RCEP
Bolivia’s step back in state arbitration
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 16-May-2017
How far does the new Bolivian arbitration act go in its intent to keep State arbitration inside the country?
keywords: Bolivia , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
Nigeria and Morocco move towards a “new generation” of bilateral investment treaties
EJIL: Talk! | 16-May-2017
The treaty is an important attempt by two developing countries to move toward a new generation of BITs fully aligned with the evolution of international law.
keywords: alternatives , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Morocco , Nigeria , reformed ISDS
Singapore trade deal cannot be concluded by EU alone, ECJ rules
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
Libre-échange : pas de « compétence exclusive » de l’UE sur les accords de nouvelle génération
Le Monde | 16-May-2017
Dans un avis très attendu, la Cour de justice européenne estime que le traité de libre-échange signé en septembre 2013 entre Singapour et l’Union européenne devra être validé par la quarantaine de parlements nationaux de l’UE.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Is international investment law moving the ball forward on IHRL obligations for business enterprises?
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
keywords: alternatives , Argentina , human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Morocco , Nigeria , reformed ISDS