Articles in English
IISD | 26-Apr-2019
If the investment regime is to be made supportive of development and overcome its legitimacy crisis confronting, something more is required than procedural reforms to ISDS.
Buenos Aires Times | 26-Apr-2019
French water and waste management company receives compensation from the government, settling one of its legal disputes with country dating back to Néstor Kirchner’s presidency.
The Star | 26-Apr-2019
Kenya spends at least Sh500 million in defending a single case filed by investors at international courts under the Bilateral Investment Treaties, according to a regional trade negotiation institute.
IISD | 25-Apr-2019
Tribunals lack both a coherent conception of what constitutes politically motivated conduct and a consistent understanding of the relevance, if any, of such motivations for the disposition of foreign investors’ legal claims.
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investor-state disputes | ISDS
Over 200 organizations denounce multimillion dollar suit brought by US mining firm against Guatemala
YubaNet | 25-Apr-2019
The company filed the suit in December 2018 for alleged violations of the Central America–Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).
S&P Global | 25-Apr-2019
EU plans to extend its internal energy market rules to Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas link to Germany could breach the Energy Charter Treaty, which protects international investors, according to the Swiss-registered company building it.
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 24-Apr-2019
After Brexit, the UK will be theoretically a suitable jurisdiction to enforce intra-EU awards.
Al Jazeera | 24-Apr-2019
In 2015, Gabriel Resources sued Romania before of the ICSID, asking for a reported four billion dollars in damages, after protests halted plans for Europe’s largest gold mine.
La Republica | 23-Apr-2019
El Estado y la empresa están en fase de conciliación, si no llegan a un acuerdo, se irá al arbitraje internacional. Proyecto de hidroeléctrica, en la laguna Mamacocha quedó trunco.
In These Times | 23-Apr-2019
To reduce emissions abroad, the US must renegotiate its trade agreements.
