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investor-state disputes | ISDS

Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) refers to a way of handling conflicts under international investment agreements whereby companies from one party are allowed to sue the government of another party. This means they can file a complaint and seek compensation for damages. Many BITs and investment chapters of FTAs allow for this if the investor’s expectation of a profit has been negatively affected by some action that the host government took, such as changing a policy. The dispute is normally handled not in a public court but through a private abritration panel. The usual venues where these proceedings take place are the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (World Bank), the International Chamber of Commerce, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law or the International Court of Justice.

ISDS is a hot topic right now because it is being challenged very strongly by concerned citizens in the context of the EU-US TTIP negotiations, the TransPacific Partnership talks and the CETA deal between Canada and the EU.

Un tribunal CNUDCI rejette les recours de l’entreprise allemande de leasing d’avions contre la République tchèque tout en affirmant sa compétence sur le différend intra-UE
IISD | 14-Oct-2020
Le tribunal a rejeté les recours de l’investisseur fondés sur l’expropriation, la violation de la norme de traitement juste et équitable, la violation de la norme de protection et sécurité intégrales et sur l’adoption de mesures arbitraires ou discriminatoires.
keywords: Czech Republic , investor-state disputes | ISDS , services
UNCITRAL tribunal dismisses claims of German aircraft leasing company against the Czech Republic while upholding its jurisdiction over the intra-EU claim
IISD | 14-Oct-2020
The tribunal rejected the investor’s claims of expropriation, breach of standard of FET, breach of standard of full protection and security, and breach of standard of non-arbitrary or discriminatory measures.
keywords: Czech Republic , investor-state disputes | ISDS , services
Rejet de tous les recours dans l’affaire contre le Canada relative aux télécommunications : les modifications de l’environnement réglementaire n’ont pas violé le TJE
IISD | 14-Oct-2020
Le tribunal rejeta tous ces recours sur le fond, à l’exception d’un recours fondé sur le traitement national, qui, d’après le tribunal, ne relevait pas de sa compétence.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , telecommunications
All claims dismissed in telecommunications case against Canada: Changes in the regulatory environment did not breach F.E.T.
IISD | 14-Oct-2020
The tribunal dismissed all claims on merits, apart from the claim under national treatment, which was considered outside the tribunal’s jurisdiction.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , telecommunications
Eni seeks World Bank arbitration in Nigeria oilfield dispute
Reuters | 14-Oct-2020
Eni plans to argue that the country’s failure to allow it to exploit an oilfield it acquired with Royal Dutch Shell nearly a decade ago breaches their investment agreement.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Nigeria
UNCITRAL and ISDS reform (online): can you hear me now?
EJIL: Talk! | 13-Oct-2020
Does moving online mean more governments and more officials participate? Or does it lessen the prestige and priority of the negotiations, leading to less engagement by key officials?
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , UNCITRAL
L’évaluation des résultats du RDIE
IISD | 13-Oct-2020
Quinze pays défendeurs très actifs obtenant des pertes RDIE nettes représentent un total de 12,811 millions USD en résultats nets jusqu’en 2017.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS
Assessing outcomes in ISDS
IISD | 13-Oct-2020
15 highly active respondent countries with net ISDS losses cumulatively account for USD 14.8 billion in net outcomes through 2017.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS
De l’importance d’avoir un système d’arbitrage « centré sur l’Afrique », et la réforme de la loi tanzanienne sur l’arbitrage
IISD | 13-Oct-2020
La Tanzanie a promulgué des modifications profondes de la législation régissant les investissements étrangers dans le secteur des ressources naturelles, dans le but de débarrasser le secteur des vestiges des relations « colonialistes ».
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , mining , natural resources , Tanzania , UNCITRAL
The need for “Africa-focused” arbitration and reform of Tanzania’s Arbitration Act
IISD | 13-Oct-2020
Tanzania has enacted significant changes to the legislation governing foreign investment in natural resources with the aim of ridding the sector of the vestiges of “colonial” relationships.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , mining , natural resources , Tanzania , UNCITRAL