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When investors subvert states
Project Syndicate | 1-Dec-2023
The ongoing lawsuit brought against Honduras by an American company underscores the unjust and undemocratic nature of the investor-state dispute settlement system.
keywords: CAFTA , finance | banking | taxes , Honduras , investor-state disputes | ISDS , labour | workers’ rights , US
Dispute settlement mechanisms: BoI asked to show ‘flexibility’
Business Recorder | 30-Nov-2023
These directions were issued after threadbare discussion with Saudi Arabia and Qatar which are insisting on the option of international arbitration in a template of Bilateral Investment Treaty.
keywords: GCC , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , UAE
Who knew Queensland’s richest man is a foreign investor?
The Australia Institute | 30-Nov-2023
Clive Palmer’s controversial legal strategies challenge Australia’s trade agreements and environmental laws, and have profound implications for global climate action.
keywords: Australia , climate , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Investor-state dispute settlements: a hidden handbrake on climate action
IIED | 30-Nov-2023
To achieve the Paris Agreement’s climate goals, states must move away from fossil fuels. But investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) — a system that enables companies to take states to international arbitration — can increase the cost of this transition.
keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
"Terrorisme judiciaire" : Quand les investisseurs plument les Etats qui tentent de sortir des énergies polluantes
Novethic | 30-Nov-2023
Créé dans les années 60, le "règlement des différents entre investisseurs et États" s’est transformé en obstacle majeur pour le climat.
keywords: climate , ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Pakistan
UNCITRAL and ISDS reform: Lifelong learning
EJIL: Talk! | 30-Nov-2023
Our frequent inability to answer even basic questions about the full universe is a salutary reminder that we know less than is ideal about investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , UNCITRAL
Libre-échange et dette : les deux faces du néocolonialisme
bilaterals.org | 29-Nov-2023
Retour sur l’atelier organisé à Marrakech par Attac Maroc, bilaterals.org, CADTM Afrique, GRAIN et l’Observatoire Tunisien de l’Economie.
keywords: actions | resistance , AfCFTA , Africa , agriculture | farmers | food , aid , EPAs , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Kenya , Morocco , Tunisia
Pastikan Malaysia tak dibelenggu ISDS dalam CPTPP
Harakah Daily | 29-Nov-2023
Kerajaan wajar mengambil langkah memastikan Malaysia tidak dibelenggu dengan Penyelesaian Pertikaian Pelabur Negeri (ISDS) yang terkandung dalam Perjanjian Komprehensif dan Progresif bagi Perkongsian Trans-Pasifik (CPTPP).
keywords: CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Malaysia
Glencore retire las demandas contra Colombia
London Mining Network | 28-Nov-2023
Nosotros, los abajo firmantes, pedimos a Glencore PLC que abandone la demanda ante los tribunales de arbitraje internacional contra Colombia.
keywords: actions | resistance , Colombia , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
Opinion | Use BITs to plan ahead for disaster
FDI Intelligence | 28-Nov-2023
Investors should prioritise treaty protections when structuring foreign investments, say lawyers.
keywords: corporate interests , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS