Transnational Institute | 7-May-2026
The ASEAN-Canada FTA is one of the agreements currently being negotiated that includes an investment protection chapter with an ISDS mechanism. This briefing note summarizes the October 2025 webinar, “Unpacking the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (external link)
”, which examined the impact of ISDS and highlighted Canadian mining practices through emblematic ISDS cases.
actions | resistance ,
ASEAN ,
Canada ,
climate ,
energy ,
environment ,
human rights ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
Michael West Media | 6-May-2026
The Chinese owner of Darwin Port suing the Australian government shows why ‘free trade’ deals must not include investor rights to sue governments (ISDS).
AFTINET | 5-May-2026
Australia and 56 other governments, representing around one third of global GDP, met last week in Santa Marta, Colombia, and agreed to map out practical ways to phase out fossil fuels at the first global diplomatic forum to assess practical steps to do so.
CNCD 11.11.11 | 4-May-2026
À l’heure où la Belgique et l’Union européenne sont confrontées à des défis majeurs en matière de transition énergétique et d’autonomie stratégique, le cadre juridique régissant la protection des investissements mérite une réévaluation urgente.
Institute for Policy Studies | 28-Apr-2026
A new multi-organization letter to Petro and his government urges them to take the Santa Marta Conference as an opportunity to reject free trade agreements and investment protects systems that put profiteers over communities.
| 28-Apr-2026
Organizaciones sociales, ambientales y comunitarias reunidas en Bogotá el 21 y 22 de Abril, piden al gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro a sacar a Colombia del CIADI y del sistema de arbitraje Inversionista-Estado, conocido como ISDS.
CNCD 11.11.11 | 27-Apr-2026
À l’heure où le sommet de Santa Marta veut libérer les États de la dépendance aux énergies fossiles, la Belgique reste prisonnière d’un système d’arbitrage qui fait payer la transition climatique aux citoyens et citoyennes.
