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Tratados de Libre Comercio y soberanía alimentaria
GRAIN | 9-Jun-2017
Hoy los TLCs vuelven con fuerza a abalanzarse sobre nuestros bienes comunes con mecanismos cada vez más sofisticados e ilegítimos. Por eso dedicamos este Vistazo a presentar las viejas y nuevas amenazas que representan compartiendo los contenidos del Boletín Nyéleni N.º 29 dedicado íntegramente a esta temática.
keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
Paris Court of Appeal sets aside an award on the basis of serious indications of money laundering
Lexology | 9-Jun-2017
Allegations of corruption and criminal activity have been used increasingly in recent years in French courts to argue for the setting aside of arbitral awards on the grounds of a breach of international public policy.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Kyrgyzstan
L’Algérie obtient gain de cause contre Orascom
La Tribune | 9-Jun-2017
Un tribunal arbitral vient de mettre fin au bras de fer qui oppose l’Etat algérien à l’homme d’affaires égyptien Naguib Sawiris. Il a rejeté la réclamation de 4 milliards de dollars émise par ce dernier contre Alger.
keywords: Algeria , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Luxembourg , telecommunications , UNCITRAL
Arbitrage d’investissement : une justice d’exception au service des entreprises
Alternatives économiques | 8-Jun-2017
Une remise à plat complète du règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États est nécessaire pour pouvoir mener l’indispensable transition écologique et sociale de nos sociétés
keywords: EU , France , investor-state disputes | ISDS
The art of the free trade agreement
The Hindu | 8-Jun-2017
As India prepares to resume FTA talks with the EU, a recent landmark decision by the European Court of Justice on investor-state dispute settlement assumes importance.
keywords: EU , India , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Le conseil des ministres adopte le projet de loi approuvant le CETA
RTBF | 6-Jun-2017
Le conseil des ministres belge a approuvé l’avant-projet de loi portant assentiment à l’accord économique et commercial global entre l’Union européenne et le Canada. Le texte devra recevoir le feu vert de la Chambre.
keywords: Belgium , Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
‘Investment pact system needs review’
The Hindu | 2-Jun-2017
‘IIA, which has a pro-investor bias, aims to protect only capital and not labour,’ said Saurabh Garg, the Joint Secretary in Indian Finance Ministry’s Department of Economic Affairs.
keywords: India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
Civil society interventions on the RCEP
Focus on the Global South | 1-Jun-2017
In the recent “RCEP 18th Round of Talks,” members of civil society organizations and social movements presented their positions vis-à-vis the RCEP.
keywords: actions | resistance , agriculture | farmers | food , investor-state disputes | ISDS , labour | workers’ rights , medicines , RCEP
The CJEU’s opinion on EU-SING FTA: More confusion than clarity
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 1-Jun-2017
One thing is clear: the European Commission did not obtain the full exclusive competence which it was hoping.
keywords: EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Singapore
No exclusive court for corporations!
Campact | 1-Jun-2017
The proposed Multilateral Investment Court would give large corporations an exclusive justice system.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , video