Articles in English
Sydney Morning Herald | 2-May-2017
US mining company Nucoil is using a free trade agreement to put pressure on the Australian government to pay compensation over cancelled licences.
European Commission | 2-May-2017
Negotiators discussed the EU’s reformed approach to investment protection and investment dispute resolution.
Latin American Herald Tribune | 2-May-2017
Although the original UNCITRAL panel that heard the case allowed jurisdiction, the French Court of Appeals that heard Venezuela’s appeal annulled parts of that jurisdiction decision.
IP Watch | 28-Apr-2017
Although Canada won in a unanimous decision, the ruling does not, however, guarantee domestic discretion going forward, contrary to the suggestion of some.
Forum against FTAs | 27-Apr-2017
Trade unions, farmers groups, health activists, and other people’s movements are planning to organise a series of events to put pressure on the Government of India to withdraw from RCEP negotiations.
The Hindu | 27-Apr-2017
Enormous political pressure to get the bilateral, economic treaties off the ground, say officials.
Live Mint | 27-Apr-2017
An international arbitration panel has rejected India’s demand for a stay on an arbitration initiated by Cairn Energy against Rs10,247 crore retrospective tax notice.
SSRN | 26-Apr-2017
The paper outlines and contextualises the past and current political drivers and effects of investment treaty arbitration.
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investor-state disputes | ISDS
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 24-Apr-2017
The role of third party funding in investment arbitration raises unique concerns for policy-makers because, ultimately, a State’s taxpayers will be liable for satisfaction of any award favoring the claimant.
Global Justice Now | 24-Apr-2017
A new briefing has outlined the likely elements of a UK-US trade deal and argues that it would contain more extreme forms of all the controversial elements of the deal that was being negotiated between the EU and the USA.
