The selection of 10 key cases for this book has been made based on investment disputes that have implications for sustainable development, in its three dimensions : economic development, social development and environmental protection.
Unverified rumours circulated in early 2018 that Canada was willing to abandon NAFTA’s provisions entitling foreign investors to sue for damages under what is called investor-state dispute settlement, or ISDS.
Luciana Ghiotto expuso sobre los mitos de los Tratados de Libre Comercio modernos, destacando en su presentación los peligros de los capítulos sobre asuntos no arancelarios, es decir, los llamados temas regulatorios.
The UN Conference on Trade and Development new research shows that increased market power of global corporations is driving global income inequality. It recommends a review of existing regulation and trade agreements to develop “measures to curb abusive business practices.”
South Korean utility Korea Western Power Company (Kowepo) has begun arbitration proceedings against India for not honoring a fuel supply commitment to a gas-based power plant that it part-owns in western India
En entrevista con Radio y Diario de la Universidad de Chile, la profesora de la Universidad Nacional de San Martín de Buenos Aires e integrante de Argentina Mejor sin TLC desenmascaró los mitos que existen frente a los tratados de libre comercio y sus eventuales beneficios para los países en desarrollo.
Tanto Piñera como Temer son defensores del modelo liberal que promueve el desarrollo productivo, a través de la apertura económica, la amplia participación del sector privado y las privatizaciones, pero ningún interés en avanzar en áreas sociales.