Inf’OGM | 30-sep-2016
S’il est adopté, le Ceta aboutira à une consolidation des droits de propriété industrielle dont le Certificat d’obtention végétale et le brevet qui concernent directement les semences.
Ecelaw | 29-sep-2016
Federal Court of Canada rejects Bilcon’s application to stay proceedings, denying the Delaware company an early pay day.
The Globe and Mail | 29-sep-2016
The latest salvo in a marathon multibillion-dollar legal battle between global energy giant Chevron Corp. and a group of Ecuadorean residents over environmental damage has begun in a Toronto court.
I-ARB Africa | 29-sep-2016
This surge in the ratification of “Intra-African” BITs is part of the Moroccan “South-South Partnership” strategy
Lexicology | 28-sep-2016
A discussion of some general distinctions between invesment treaty protections and political risk insurance.
Live Mint | 28-sep-2016
On Canada’s insistance, India is expected to sign a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with Canada based on an old text, not its new model BIT. The old text contains contentious provisions such as the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism.
Global Labour Column | 28-sep-2016
For decades, labour has been fighting purely defensive battles against the neo-liberal trade and investment agenda; we lack an agenda of our own. Lost ground will not be reclaimed on what is fundamentally hostile territory, argues Peter Rossmann of the IUF.
Oneworld | 27-sep-2016
The so-called “ISDS” has been existing for years already. A revealing look in the hidden world of investor-state dispute settlement.
TNI | 23-sep-2016
How CETA’s investor protection rules could result in a boom of investor claims against Canada and the EU.
TNI | 23-sep-2016
Cómo las normas de protección de las inversiones en el ceta podrían generar un auge de demandas de inversores contra Canadá y la UE.