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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.

Arbitration cases against Croatia concerning CHF loan conversion suspended
Total Croatia News | 6-Jul-2021
Four arbitration cases brought by banks against Croatia before the ICSID connected with the conversion of CHF-denominated loans were suspended on 30 June.
keywords: Croatia, finance | banking | taxes, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Switzerland
TC Énergie réclamera 15 G$ à Washington pour violation de règles de libre-échange
L’actualité | 5-Jul-2021
TC Énergie a déclaré qu’elle réclamerait plus de 15 milliards $ US au gouvernement américain à la suite de la révocation d’un permis pour la construction de l’oléoduc Keystone XL.
keywords: climate, energy, investor-state disputes | ISDS, NAFTA | USMCA, US
US$15 billion ISDS claim against USA over Keystone XL oil pipeline cancellation
AFTINET | 5-Jul-2021
TC Energy has lodged a US$15 billion Investor-State Dispute Settlement claim against the US government.
keywords: climate, energy, investor-state disputes | ISDS, NAFTA | USMCA, US
Dawood Rawat (BAI) débouté par le tribunal de Bruxelles
Le Matinal | 5-Jul-2021
Les tentatives de Dawood Rawat de renverser un jugement antérieur ont échoué devant le Tribunal de Première Instance de Bruxelles.
keywords: France, investment | BITs, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Mauritius
Líder indígena de Ecuador se opone a libre comercio y regreso al CIADI
France 24 | 2-Jul-2021
El presidente de la mayor organización indígena de Ecuador, Leonidas Iza, expresó el jueves su rechazo a la política de libre comercio que impulsa el gobierno de Guillermo Lasso, así como al retorno del país al CIADI.
keywords: actions | resistance, Ecuador, ICSID, investor-state disputes | ISDS
¿Por qué los tratados de inversión dan alas a los fondos buitre en el sector energético?
OLCA | 2-Jul-2021
El Tratado de la Carta de la Energía, creado específicamente para el sector energético en 1991, es uno de los acuerdos que cuentan con este mecanismo de resolución de controversias. De hecho, es el tratado que más demandas entre inversores y Estado ha generado a nivel mundial.
keywords: corporate interests , ECT, energy, investor-state disputes | ISDS
Fracking vs. Democracia Eslovena
CEO | 30-Jun-2021
Estamos en el noreste de Eslovenia en una pequeña comunidad llamada Petišovci. Es aquí donde la empresa británica Ascent Resources pretendía extraer gas mediante fracking.
keywords: ECT, energy, environment, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Slovenia, video
Le gaz de schiste toxique vs. la démocratie slovène
CEO | 30-Jun-2021
Nous sommes au nord-est de la Slovénie dans une petite communauté qui s’appelle Petišovci. C’est ici qu’une société britannique appelée Ascent Resources voulait exploiter du gaz de schiste.
keywords: ECT, energy, environment, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Slovenia, video
Toxic fracking vs. Slovenian democracy
CEO | 30-Jun-2021
Amid the climate and environmental emergency, a British oil and gas company is threatening to sue Slovenia for requiring an environmental impact assessment for a controversial gas fracking project.
keywords: ECT, energy, environment, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Slovenia, video
Devas investors move US court, tag Air India assets to recover award
The Indian Express | 30-Jun-2021
The Mauritius investors is seeking to get Air India declared an alter ego of India in order to pursue assets of the national carrier as a strategy to enforce arbitration awards against the government.
keywords: India, investor-state disputes | ISDS, telecommunications

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