Articles in English
Wall Street Journal | 30-jun-2015
For those uninitiated in the world of international arbitration, below is the primer of the issues at play in the South Korea-Lone Star Funds arbitration.
Palabras clave:
Bélgica ,
Corea ,
Estados Unidos ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS ,
Luxemburgo
Scoop | 30-jun-2015
The Australian government misrepresents the claims of critics and fails to address substantial criticisms of the Trans Pacific Partnership, says civil society network AFTINET.
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acciones | resistencia ,
Australia ,
CPTPP ,
inocuidad de los alimentos | MSF ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS ,
medicamentos ,
medio ambiente
PTI | 29-jun-2015
The government of India has rejected Cairn Energy UK’s plea for an arbitration over Rs 10,247-crore tax dispute saying taxation is not covered under the UK-India Investment Promotion and Protection Treaty.
International Institute for Sustainable Development | 29-jun-2015
Despite the oft-heard refrain that “states ‘win’ ISDS disputes more often than they lose,” it is the investors that have actually won most of the time: 72 per cent of the decisions on jurisdiction, and 60 per cent of cases decided on the merits.
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inversión | TBI ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS
IIED | 27-jun-2015
Civil society organisations can play an important role in carrying and strengthening community voices in arbitration processes, by making submissions to arbitral tribunals.
Lexology | 26-jun-2015
While the legal text of the China-Australia FTA (ChAFTA) was signed last week, the investment legal framework will be reviewed within the next three years with a view to commencing negotiations for a comprehensive Investment Chapter to be included in ChAFTA.
TeleSur | 25-jun-2015
The Central American country of El Salvador could be forced to pay US$301 million to Canadian-Australian mining multinational OceanaGold as the two face off in a World Bank investor-state tribunal with proven tendency to favor corporate interests over arguments for protecting national sovereignty, the environment, and human rights.
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Canadá ,
CIADI ,
CPTPP ,
El Salvador ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS ,
TLCAN | T-MEC ,
TTIP
Economic Voice | 23-jun-2015
TUC General Secretary, Frances O’Grady, will call time on ‘zombie trade deals’, when she addresses the European Commission Trade Policy Day in Brussels today (Tuesday).
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acciones | resistencia ,
Canadá ,
Gran Bretaña ,
litigios inversionista-estado | ISDS ,
TTIP
Canberra Times | 19-jun-2015
Remarkably, the Australian government has given Chinese companies a general right to buy resources and other assets in Australia – so-called market access – without getting the same right for Australian companies in China.
Lexology | 19-jun-2015
A consensus is clearly forming around changes and adjustments needed to reform ISDS, but the main stakeholders – businesses and governments – have yet to make a clear stand, argue Adrian-Catalin Bulboaca and Marius Iliescu
