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‘Obsolete’ Energy Charter Treaty must be reformed or ditched, lawmakers say
Euractiv | 8-Sep-2020
The 1991 Energy Charter Treaty must be profoundly overhauled in order to remove all “obsolete” provisions protecting fossil fuel investments and hindering climate action, lawmakers from across Europe said.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Japan blocks green reform of major energy investment treaty
Climate Change News | 8-Sep-2020
The Japanese government is blocking reform of a treaty that allows energy companies to sue nation states when climate policies affect their profits.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Japan
La protección de inversiones en combustibles fósiles en la UE lastra la lucha contra el cambio climático
El Diario | 7-Sep-2020
El Tratado de la Carta de la Energía es incompatible con la consecución de los Acuerdos de París por su protección del statu quo: se trata de un acuerdo internacional de 53 países que deja en manos del arbitraje internacional la resolución de conflictos entre inversores y Estados
keywords: climate , ECT , Europe , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Algunas de las demandas más importantes de la historia
Diario 16 | 7-Sep-2020
El 19 de febrero de 2010, la empresa tabaquera más grande del mundo, Philip Morris, presentó una demanda contra Uruguay ante el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (CIADI), en la que se alegaba la violación del Tratado Bilateral de Inversión entre Suiza y Uruguay.
keywords: Ecuador , environment , health , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Uruguay
Le Traité sur la Charte de l’énergie, cet accord méconnu qui emprisonne les politiques environnementales des États
Equal Times | 7-Sep-2020
Peut-on brandir l’urgence d’agir pour le climat et protéger en même temps les énergies fossiles, causes du dérèglement climatique ?
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
How the little-known Energy Charter Treaty is holding environmental policy hostage
Equal Times | 7-Sep-2020
Is it possible to take urgently needed action on climate change while simultaneously protecting the fossil fuel industry, the very cause of climate imbalance?
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Mandatory investor-state conciliation in new international investment treaties: innovation and interpretation
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 7-Sep-2020
In recent years, mediation has been actively discussed for the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) regime, particularly as a means of reducing costs and delays.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
Karpet merah investasi di tengah pandemi akibatkan krisis kedaulatan rakyat
Indonesia for Global Justice | 7-Sep-2020
Koalisi Masyarakat Sipil Indonesia untuk Keadilan Ekonomi menilai strategi pemulihan ekonomi nasional dengan penguatan kebijakan liberalisasi ekonomi hanya akan semakin membuka ruang monopoli korporasi atas sumber daya ekonomi.
keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , fisheries | fisherfolk , Indonesia , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Empirical data on ISDS in the CIS: who are the main winners and losers?
CIS Arbitration Forum | 6-Sep-2020
In the 2000s, the region has seen a significant increase in the number of investor-state disputes.
keywords: CIS , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Investor-state claims in era of COVID-19 pandemic
International Law Office | 4-Sep-2020
With state measures in response to COVID-19 being compounded by an already difficult economic environment for investors, they may have little choice but to challenge those measures.
keywords: corporate interests , covid , health , investor-state disputes | ISDS