Articles in English
Cambridge International Law Journal | 20-Nov-2018
A reasonable ICSID Tribunal would have followed the paths of previous arbitral decisions in determining the liability of a host state under the Full Protection and Security obligation, the Ampal Tribunal did not.
The Globe and Mail | 20-Nov-2018
A US coal miner is launching a NAFTA suit against Alberta over its policy to phase out coal in the electricity system by 2030.
Peoples Dispatch | 19-Nov-2018
Multinational corporations are suing countries for using generic versions of life saving medicines.
Globe Newswire | 16-Nov-2018
The net award for Athena Investments amounts to approx. EUR 11M.
BusinessLine | 15-Nov-2018
Certain ISDS (Investor-state dispute settlement) cases against India led it to review its stand on investment treaties.
Business Review | 15-Nov-2018
Romania is the subject of six commercial trials at the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), with the claimants demanding more than EUR 7 billion in damages.
keywords:
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
Romania
Business Review | 13-Nov-2018
The Romanian government has won a trial at World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes against the Swiss-based energy trader Alpiq in a case related to Hidroelectrica insolvency procedure.
The Citizen | 12-Nov-2018
Tanzania is currently facing 13 cases on investment disputes in various international courts with $185.58 million (about Sh426 billion) demanded.
Slovak Spectator | 9-Nov-2018
The German Supreme Court dismissed the original arbitration decision against Slovakia concerning the ban on health-insurance companies’ profits.
IIED | 8-Nov-2018
Many SEZs have been associated with compressions of land, labour and human rights. Investment treaties protect investments against adverse regulatory change, including in SEZs. To date, investors have brought at least 20 arbitrations to challenge diverse aspects of SEZ regimes.
keywords:
human rights ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
labour | workers’ rights ,
land
