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Tercera Información | 3-Jul-2015
Conservadores y Socialdemócratas han logrado un acuerdo este miércoles sobre el ISDS, el tribunal de arbitraje privado entre inversores y Estados que propone el TTIP.
No al TTIP | 3-Jul-2015
El PSOE votó en bloque a favor del acuerdo con los conservadores, pero 34 socialistas de distintos países rechazaron esta alianza, denunciando que el lenguaje de la nueva enmienda no es claro, y que deja la puerta abierta a implantar un mecanismo como el que persiguen las corporaciones
Policy Alternatives | 3-Jul-2015
Canada is being pummeled by NAFTA corporate lawsuits. Why do we put up with it?
Lexology | 3-Jul-2015
In recent years, many African governments have made an effort to improve foreign investors’ protections by entering into many BITs and related agreements with non-African countries
Wall Street Journal | 30-Jun-2015
For those uninitiated in the world of international arbitration, below is the primer of the issues at play in the South Korea-Lone Star Funds arbitration.
Scoop | 30-Jun-2015
The Australian government misrepresents the claims of critics and fails to address substantial criticisms of the Trans Pacific Partnership, says civil society network AFTINET.
keywords:
actions | resistance ,
Australia ,
CPTPP ,
environment ,
food safety | SPS ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
medicines
PTI | 29-Jun-2015
The government of India has rejected Cairn Energy UK’s plea for an arbitration over Rs 10,247-crore tax dispute saying taxation is not covered under the UK-India Investment Promotion and Protection Treaty.
Le Devoir | 29-Jun-2015
Pour le secrétaire d’État au Commerce extérieur, Matthias Fekl, qui exprime la position officielle de la France, c’est non seulement une question de principe mais une réalité aujourd’hui incontournable.
International Institute for Sustainable Development | 29-Jun-2015
Despite the oft-heard refrain that “states ‘win’ ISDS disputes more often than they lose,” it is the investors that have actually won most of the time: 72 per cent of the decisions on jurisdiction, and 60 per cent of cases decided on the merits.
keywords:
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
IIED | 27-Jun-2015
Civil society organisations can play an important role in carrying and strengthening community voices in arbitration processes, by making submissions to arbitral tribunals.
