Articles in English
IATP | 12-Dec-2017
A new report finds that the Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) process, included in NAFTA and other trade and investment agreements, is threatening the right to water around the world.
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.
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).
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.
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.
PCA press release: Aeroport Belbek LLC and Mr. Igor Valerievich Kolomoisky v. the Russian Federation
Permanent Court of Arbitration | 7-Dec-2017
Hearing on the merits and remaining issues of jurisdiction and admissibility held in The Hague.
CIEL | 5-Dec-2017
A new report released today warns that the European Commission’s proposed Multilateral Investment Court threatens to lock in an undemocratic investor-state dispute settlement scheme that undermines national democratic authority.
