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Libre-échange contre climat : la plainte de TransCanada contre l’État fédéral américain confirme les craintes des mouvements citoyens
Collectif Stop Tafta | 7-Jan-2016
La cohabitation entre le régime international de commerce et d’investissement actuel et l’ambition prétendue de lutter contre le changement climatique est impossible.
keywords: actions | resistance , climate , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Pipeline Keystone XL : TransCanada poursuit les États-Unis
Le Devoir | 7-Jan-2016
La multinationale des énergies fossiles a annoncé qu’elle réclame plus de 15 milliards de dollars au gouvernement américain, en raison du rejet de son projet de pipeline Keystone XL.
keywords: Canada , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Keystone XL rejection leads TransCanada to sue Obama administration
CBC | 7-Jan-2016
Calgary-based company alleges U.S. president exceeded his constitutional powers
keywords: Canada , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
RCEP: India to propose mechanism to resolve non-tariff measures
Financial Express | 6-Jan-2016
India is set to propose a non-legal and non-adversarial mechanism to resolve trade-impeding non-tariff measures among the 16 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries.
keywords: India , investor-state disputes | ISDS , RCEP
Will the TPP set back this campaign to stop a proposed coal mine on Montana tribal land?
Yes | 6-Jan-2016
The TPP makes the rights of companies sacrosanct, and that includes the right to mine. But what about the rights of people who live in the way of proposed mining sites?
keywords: CPTPP , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , land , US
ANALYSIS: In final version of its new model investment treaty, India dials back ambition of earlier proposals – but still favors some big changes
IA Reporter | 6-Jan-2016
Following the release in April of 2015 of a draft model investment treaty, the government of India unveiled a final version of its proposed negotiating text.
keywords: India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
Australia tobacco clash reverberates in EU trade talks
Politico | 4-Jan-2016
The inclusion of an ISDS in an EU agreement could raise the likelihood of such cases being brought against all kinds of public interest and health protecting policies in the future.
keywords: Australia , EU , health , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
Resolute Forest Products sues for $70M over Port Hawkesbury aid
CBC | 31-Dec-2015
NAFTA action comes after closure of Laurentide mill blamed on Nova Scotian mill.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA
L’actuel règlement des différends en matière d’investissement, un obstacle important pour la promotion d’un ordre international démocratique et équitable
CADTM | 30-Dec-2015
Les accords internationaux d’investissement sont un puissant instrument de domination et de spoliation de la richesse des États.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
Foreign Direct Investment: myths and realities
IPS | 30-Dec-2015
There is no clear evidence that bilateral investment treaties have a strong impact on the direction of FDI inflows.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS