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BuzzFeed | 1-Sep-2016
Financial companies have figured out how to turn a controversial global legal system to their own very profitable advantage.
keywords:
Argentina ,
energy ,
finance | banking | taxes ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
Peru ,
Sri Lanka
Jewish Business News | 31-Aug-2016
The claimants submit that the Russian Federation breached its obligations under the Ukraine-Russia BIT by taking measures that deprived the claimants of their property.
BuzzFeed | 31-Aug-2016
International corporations that want to intimidate countries have access to a private legal system designed just for them. And to unlock its power, sometimes all it takes is a threat.
BuzzFeed | 30-Aug-2016
A parallel legal universe, open only to corporations and largely invisible to everyone else, helps executives convicted of crimes escape punishment.
The Nation | 30-Aug-2016
Activists of various NGOs have urged Asean governments to eliminate investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) draft.
Financial Express | 29-Aug-2016
Third party funding is at the cusp of changing the landscape of international dispute resolution. Third party funding is when a neutral party finances an on-going proceedings for potential profit in return.
keywords:
investor-state disputes | ISDS
Toronto Star | 29-Aug-2016
An international arbitration tribunal has ordered Venezuela to pay a Vancouver-based mining company more than $1.2 billion for expropriating its gold mines.
Silicon India | 29-Aug-2016
Developing countries, including India, should build capacity instead of playing the victim as the structure of international arbitration was heavily biased towards the developed countries, a top Finance Ministry official said.
Deccan Herald | 26-Aug-2016
India and United States will try to narrow differences on a proposed Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) next week, although an early breakthrough seems unlikely.
The Hindu Businessline | 25-Aug-2016
Reform of the international investment agreement regime has swept many countries, including Australia, South Africa, Indonesia, India and the EU, writes the Secretary-General of CUTS. What are the reasons for the growing scepticism? What lies ahead?
