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EJIL: Talk! | 12-Dec-2017
The investment treaty system is likely to be marked by the co-existence of investor-state arbitration and an international investment court, leading to pluralism rather than a dichotomous either/or choice or a clear before-and-after moment.
EJIL: Talk! | 12-Dec-2017
This Working Group was not “business as usual” because it was much more government-led than is typical of UNCITRAL Working Groups and it started out with a vote instead of conforming to UNCITRAL’s typical approach of working by consensus.
IISD | 12-Dec-2017
IISD researchers identified 90 investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) cases in which sitting ICJ judges have worked–or are currently working–as arbitrators. The true number may be higher given that many ISDS cases are not public.
Derecho Internacional Público. Costa Rica | 11-Dec-2017
En este caso, el Tribunal decidió postergar su decisión sobre jurisdicción, hasta analizar los argumentos de fondo, en virtud de la complejidad que reviste el caso.
UNIS | 11-Dec-2017
Working Group III of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) began its deliberation on possible reform of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS).
Ballast | 11-Dec-2017
« Les entreprises transnationales veulent être à la fois de partout (pour les privilèges et les profits) et de nulle part (pour les devoirs civiques et les impôts). »
Reuters | 11-Dec-2017
Mongolian Copper Corporation to seek compensation through international arbitration over the Mongolian government’s alleged breach of international rules on investors’ rights.
Latin America Herald Tribune | 8-Dec-2017
Rusoro Mining Ltd. has announced that it has obtained a judgment against the Republic of Venezuela in the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario, Canada, of over US$1.3 billion.
L’Express | 8-Dec-2017
L’Union européenne et le Japon ont annoncé, dans un communiqué commun, avoir "finalisé" l’accord de libre-échange qu’ils négociaient depuis 2013.
Nikkei | 8-Dec-2017
Japan and the European Union finalized negotiations on a free trade deal, with the two sides aiming to implement it in early 2019.
