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A first glance at the Investment Chapter of the TPP agreement: a familar US-style structure with a few novel twists
IA Reporter | 16-Nov-2015
In broad terms, the agreement’s investment chapter looks familiar – particularly in relation to other recent U.S. investment treaties and FTAs.
keywords: CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS
The great ISDS & TTIP quiz
TNI | 12-Nov-2015
SOMO and TNI launch a new a quiz on ISDS & TTIP. The quiz is intended to increase everyone’s critical knowledge of ISDS and TTIP.
keywords: actions | resistance , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft investment chapter (EU proposal, Nov 2015)
European Commission | 12-Nov-2015
As published by the European Commission
keywords: EU , FTAs (texts of) , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
Petrobras demanda al Estado ecuatoriano por USD 830 millones
El Comercio | 11-Nov-2015
Una nueva demanda se suma a la lista de arbitrajes que el Ecuador enfrenta en cortes internacionales por más de USD 6 670 millones.
keywords: Ecuador , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
TPP’s clauses that let Australia be sued are weapons of legal destruction, says lawyer
The Guardian | 11-Nov-2015
Leading arbitration lawyer says there are critical loopholes in the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s investment chapter that leave Australia wide open
keywords: Australia , CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Lucha contra el TTIP, el CETA y el ISDS: lecciones de Canadá
OMAL | 10-Nov-2015
El objetivo de este informe es servir de advertencia a los europeos que se preocupan por la salud de sus ciudadanos, la resiliencia de sus comunidades, el destino de sus servicios públicos y la protección de sus recursos naturales.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
Ecuador enfrenta arbitrajes por más de $us 5.300 millones
Hidrocarburos Bolivia | 9-Nov-2015
Los litigios en cortes internacionales que se mantienen activos en contra del Estado ecuatoriano suman demandas que superarían los $ 5.300 millones.
keywords: Ecuador , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
TPP – Dictadura de las Empresas Transnacionales
Servindi | 9-Nov-2015
La democracia burguesa en la época neoliberal se transforma cada día más en abierta dictadura de las grandes empresas transnacionales, por encima de los estados y de los gobiernos.
keywords: corporate interests , CPTPP , e-commerce | digital economy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Peru
UAE firms sue India, desi co for Rs 5 lakh cr over Mumbai plots
Times of India | 7-Nov-2015
Two UAE firms are claiming Rs 5 lakh crore ($85billion) as compensation, perhaps the highest arbitration demand in India’s history.
keywords: India , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UAE
Secret TPP text unveiled: it’s worse than we thought
Public Citizen | 6-Nov-2015
Long-awaited text reveals gaps between Administration claims and actual TPP terms on key public concerns
keywords: actions | resistance , CPTPP , environment , food safety | SPS , intellectual property , investor-state disputes | ISDS