Articles in English
Global Justice Now | 24-Apr-2017
A new briefing has outlined the likely elements of a UK-US trade deal and argues that it would contain more extreme forms of all the controversial elements of the deal that was being negotiated between the EU and the USA.
TNS | 24-Apr-2017
The final amount of damages payable to TCC in the Reko Diq case may carry serious implications for future development projects in Balochistan.
Financial Post | 24-Apr-2017
Canadian miner Gran Colombia Gold has filed a US$700 million lawsuit against Colombia under the Colombian-Canadian free trade agreement after the government ordered the company to cease operations at the El Burro site in Marmato.
Tech Dirt | 21-Apr-2017
ISDS is an attempt to remove the risk of investment from companies, and place it squarely on the public’s shoulders, without any quid pro quo.
Interfax | 21-Apr-2017
Ukraine will use all legal mechanisms seeking invalidation of the international arbitration court’s ruling ordering Ukraine to pay Tatneft $144 million.
IPS | 20-Apr-2017
ISDS provisions of investment treaties, free trade and other agreements have increasingly provided an investment opportunity to make money by speculating on lawsuits.
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investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
Stock Market Wire | 20-Apr-2017
Churchill filed an annulment application after an ICSID Tribunal granted Indonesia’s application to dismiss the company’s claims for damages following the revocation of mining licences.
Economic Times | 19-Apr-2017
Free trade agreements tend to treat intellectual property as an investment made by investor corporations, allowing private investment disputes to be raised against the host country.
Reuters | 19-Apr-2017
El Salvador froze bank accounts and assets belonging to OceanaGold Corp after the mining company refused to pay the country $8 million as mandated by an international court.
CIGI | 14-Apr-2017
A clean break is needed to restore trust, but these stiff tests must be met.
