The Walloon Parliament voted against ratification of the Canada-Europe Trade Agreement (CETA). The parliament is worried about social and environmental norms and the investor-state arbitration system.
A Dutch court found that Russia doesn’t have to pay $50 billion to Yukos shareholders. Here’s the big catch: international investment law is so complicated that Russia might have to pay anyway.
Les futurs tribunaux spéciaux qui régleront les litiges provoqués par le Traité transatlantique controversé TTIP présentent plus de risques que d’avantages pour les gouvernements européens.
Por cuenta de la globalización en el comercio, muchas cosas han cambiado en los trámites del país y buen número de entidades estatales no se ha percatado de ello.
Overall, the investment chapter is designed to give private parties the right to extract costly damages from governments that implement policies that harm profits.