Legal practitioners have been saying for some time now that SA’s Protection of Investment Act is not in sync with the country’s commitments under the Southern African Development Community Protocol on Finance and Investment.
Mediation presents a credible and compelling option for both investors and states to settle disputes, disagreements and other conflicts arising from investment activities.
La commissaire européenne pour le commerce a rencontré le ministre de l’économie du Mexique afin de marquer l’ouverture de nouvelles négociations sur les échanges et les investissements.
The EU and Mexico will kick off its first negotiation round for overhauling their bilateral trade agreement, talks that will include the EU’s new Investment Court System (ICS).
India has written to 47 countries to nullify the existing bilateral investment agreements and ink fresh treaties that will make it mandatory for foreign investors to exhaust local judicial remedies before seeking arbitration.
Aucun des principes de cet ICS ne pourra trouver sa place au sein de la CPA tant il est impossible de remplacer les arbitres par des juges permanents, de leur interdire d’exercer des activités d’avocat...
Estamos asistiendo a una lucha de poder, otra vez. El TTIP es un peligro para la democracia, los intereses de las corporaciones avasallan los derechos de la ciudadanía.