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Canadian miners can take Kazakhstan to court for seized assets, rules tribunal
Mining | 1-Feb-2016
Eligible Canadian investors with property confiscated by the government of Kazakhstan are now legally entitled to international arbitration under the Canada/USSR BIT.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Kazakhstan , mining
EU-Vietnam ISDS not conform European Parliament resolution
FFII | 1-Feb-2016
The European Commission today published the negotiated text of the EU – Vietnam FTA. The investment and investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) chapter is not conform the European Parliament 8 July 2015 resolution.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Vietnam
Droits de l’homme : Al Jazeera poursuit l’Egypte en justice
El Watan | 29-Jan-2016
La chaîne qatarie Al Jazeera a annoncé poursuivre l’Egypte en justice devant un tribunal d’arbitrage dépendant de la Banque mondiale, l’accusant d’avoir «confisqué» ses investissements et causé «une perte d’au moins 150 millions de dollars».
keywords: Egypt , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Qatar
Al-Jazeera sues Egypt over crackdown and harassments which caused $150mn in losses
Lawyer Herald | 29-Jan-2016
Pan-Arab TV Network Al-Jazeera is taking legal actions against Egypt over the closure of the Qatar-owned broadcast network and the harassments of its journalists has led to $150 million worth of losses.
keywords: Egypt , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Qatar
Veolia réclame à la Lituanie plus de 100 millions d’euros d’indemnités
Libération | 28-Jan-2016
Le groupe français Veolia a annoncé avoir demandé un arbitrage international contre la Lituanie, à laquelle il réclame plus de 100 millions d’euros d’indemnisation au titre d’un «traitement injuste et l’expropriation» de ses filiales.
keywords: France , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Lithuania , services
France’s Veolia files EUR 100 mln arbitration suit against Lithuania
The Baltic Course | 28-Jan-2016
France’s Veolia, which owns district heat supply companies in Lithuania, filed a suit worth a preliminary 100 million euros against Lithuania.
keywords: France , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Lithuania , services
Las papas decimos no al TPP
Equipo Jackson | 27-Jan-2016
¿Qué es el TPP? explicado con papas, kiwis y berenjenas
keywords: Chile , CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , video
Court rules in favour of Spain in suit against renewable energy cuts
Reuters | 26-Jan-2016
An international arbitrator threw out claims from two investors protesting against Spain’s 2010 cuts to renewable energy subsidies, setting a potential precedent for other lawsuits pending.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Spain
Correa: ’corruption’ lets Chevron off hook for Amazon pollution
Tele Sur | 26-Jan-2016
The ruling from the District Court of the Hague in favor of U.S. oil giant Chevron effectively exonerated the company from any responsibility for remediating the contamination in the Amazon.
keywords: climate , Ecuador , investor-state disputes | ISDS , natural resources
Pétrole ougandais : Total cherche à échapper à l’impôt grâce à un traité de libre-échange
L’Observatoire des multinationales | 22-Jan-2016
Poursuivi par Total pour un litige fiscal lié au pétrole, l’Ouganda a rejoint le nombre des nations qui se posent la question : « Comment avons-nous jamais pu accepter l’ISDS ? »
keywords: France , investor-state disputes | ISDS , natural resources , Netherlands , Uganda