Articles in English
Yes | 6-Jan-2016
The TPP makes the rights of companies sacrosanct, and that includes the right to mine. But what about the rights of people who live in the way of proposed mining sites?
IA Reporter | 6-Jan-2016
Following the release in April of 2015 of a draft model investment treaty, the government of India unveiled a final version of its proposed negotiating text.
Politico | 4-Jan-2016
The inclusion of an ISDS in an EU agreement could raise the likelihood of such cases being brought against all kinds of public interest and health protecting policies in the future.
CBC | 31-Dec-2015
NAFTA action comes after closure of Laurentide mill blamed on Nova Scotian mill.
IPS | 30-Dec-2015
There is no clear evidence that bilateral investment treaties have a strong impact on the direction of FDI inflows.
keywords:
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
IPS | 30-Dec-2015
American mining corporation Newmont escaped the domestic processing requirement from Indonesia’s 2009 Mining Law. It achieved this by using a clause in a Dutch investment treaty.
Inter-Press Service | 29-Dec-2015
The heavily criticized legal mechanism, known as ISDS, is an important tool for European companies to pressurize developing countries. This year Uganda joins the rank of developing nations asking themselves: “Why have we ever signed this?”
keywords:
corporate interests ,
France ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
natural resources ,
Netherlands ,
Uganda
http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/12/amer... | 29-Dec-2015
American mining corporation Newmont escaped the domestic processing requirement from Indonesia’s 2009 Mining Law. It achieved this by using a clause in a Dutch investment treaty.
keywords:
corporate interests ,
Indonesia ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
mining ,
Netherlands ,
US
Aliran | 22-Dec-2015
Claims of the much-touted supposed ‘benefits’ of the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism are not really what they seem.
The Age | 21-Dec-2015
I only wish to caution that we should be wary of anyone who suggests that the decision demonstrates that ISDS isn’t problematic.
