reformed ISDS
Client Earth | 7-Sep-2016
Highly controversial investor rules in the EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA) led the EU Parliament to ask its legal service whether they were compatible with EU law, and the analysis has just been published.
IA Reporter | 5-Sep-2016
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Slovak Republic have signed off on a deeply iconoclastic investment treaty.
BuzzFeed | 31-Aug-2016
International corporations that want to intimidate countries have access to a private legal system designed just for them. And to unlock its power, sometimes all it takes is a threat.
The Hindu Businessline | 25-Aug-2016
Reform of the international investment agreement regime has swept many countries, including Australia, South Africa, Indonesia, India and the EU, writes the Secretary-General of CUTS. What are the reasons for the growing scepticism? What lies ahead?
Tele Sur | 24-Jul-2016
For the first time ever, progress is being made at the United Nations for a binging legal instrument that would hold corporations accountable for human rights violations.
Financial Express | 22-Jul-2016
US ambassador to India Richard Verma recently said ‘things have become a bit more difficult’ after India revised the BIT text
Madhyam | 20-Jul-2016
As part of ongoing initiatives towards restructuring its bilateral investment treaty regime, Indii aims to minimize the possibility of arbitral tribunals interpreting the treaty provisions vastly different from what the contracting parties originally had in mind.
The Wire | 18-Jul-2016
India is seeking to terminate BITs signed with 57 countries and sign joint interpretative statements with the other 25 treaty states – all an outcome of the country’s new model BIT.
The Indian Express | 11-Jul-2016
The notifications, issued earlier this year, effectively let governments know they have 12 months to broker new treaties before the old ones expire.
East Asia Forum | 4-Jul-2016
Public debate over how best to manage the interests of foreign investors and host states has resurfaced in Australia.