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US junks Bilateral Investment Treaty talks
The Hindu | 29-Jun-2017
Talks deadlocked on investor dispute settlement.
keywords: India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS , US
Les Accords de coopération et de facilitation de l’investissement (ACFI) du Brésil et les faits nouveaux
IISD | 28-Jun-2017
Le Brésil n’a jamais approuvé un traité bilatéral d’investissement, ni signé la Convention du CIRDI. Malgré cela le pays a continué de recevoir d’importants flux d’investissement étranger direct.
keywords: Brazil , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
Brazil’s Cooperation and Facilitation Investment Agreements (CFIA) and recent developments
IISD | 28-Jun-2017
Brazil has never approved any BITs nor did it sign the ICSID Convention but it continued to receive significant amounts of foreign direct investment (FDI), consolidating its position as one of the world’s top recipients of FDI
keywords: Brazil , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
Phase 2 of IIA reform: Modernizing the existing stock of old-generation treaties
UNCTAD | 21-Jun-2017
International investment agreement (IIA) reform has made significant progress.
keywords: alternatives , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
The shifting landscape of investor-state arbitration: loyalists, reformists, revolutionaries and undecideds
EJIL: Talk! | 15-Jun-2017
The investor-state arbitration landscape is shifting under our feet. The utility and legitimacy of traditional investor-state arbitration have come under fire, but states have not converged on a viable alternative.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
‘Investment pact system needs review’
The Hindu | 2-Jun-2017
‘IIA, which has a pro-investor bias, aims to protect only capital and not labour,’ said Saurabh Garg, the Joint Secretary in Indian Finance Ministry’s Department of Economic Affairs.
keywords: India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
No exclusive court for corporations!
Campact | 1-Jun-2017
The proposed Multilateral Investment Court would give large corporations an exclusive justice system.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS , video
Bolivia’s step back in state arbitration
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 16-May-2017
How far does the new Bolivian arbitration act go in its intent to keep State arbitration inside the country?
keywords: Bolivia , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
Nigeria and Morocco move towards a “new generation” of bilateral investment treaties
EJIL: Talk! | 16-May-2017
The treaty is an important attempt by two developing countries to move toward a new generation of BITs fully aligned with the evolution of international law.
keywords: alternatives , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Morocco , Nigeria , reformed ISDS
Is international investment law moving the ball forward on IHRL obligations for business enterprises?
EJIL: Talk! | 15-May-2017
While the debate on the treaty regulating business impact on human rights is likely to continue for a while longer, some recent developments in international investment law seem to be moving forward on international human rights law obligations for businesses
keywords: alternatives , Argentina , human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Morocco , Nigeria , reformed ISDS