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.

CIAR Global | 21-Nov-2023
La compañía británica Kellogg Latin America Holding Company (One) Limited ha presentado una demanda de arbitraje de inversiones contra Venezuela ante el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (CIADI).
CIAR Global | 21-Nov-2023
Por CIAR Global | 17 de noviembre 2023 Cadence activa la cuenta atrás para negociar con México y evitar arbitraje La compañía británica Cadence Minerals ha informado de que, junto a su subsidiaria REM Mexico Limited, ha emitido una Solicitud de Consultas y Negociaciones al Gobierno de México bajo el Tratado Bilateral de Inversión Reino Unido-México (TBI), por la supuesta revocación de las concesiones mineras para el Proyecto de Litio Sonora por parte de la Dirección General de Minas de (...)
Cadence Minerals | 21-Nov-2023
Cadence Minerals and its subsidiary REM Mexico Limited have issued a request for consultations and negotiations to the Government of Mexico under the United Kingdom-Mexico Bilateral Investment Treaty.
CIAR Global | 21-Nov-2023
La minera suiza Glencore International AG ha presentado la cuarta demanda de arbitraje de inversiones contra Colombia ante el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (CIADI).
The Guardian | 20-Nov-2023
Officials fear secret courts will block climate action and divert billions into coffers of fossil fuel investors.
Mining Weekly | 20-Nov-2023
Mining corporations have taken steps to issue a notice and dispute and request for negotiations to the Ethiopian government over concerns at measures taken against Abyssinian’s investments in the Kenticha lithium and tantalum project in the country.
UCL Press | 17-Nov-2023
The Energy Charter Treaty can be deployed to expand the fossil fuel industry’s rights and contextually counter democratic forces that animate the ecological transition.
bilaterals.org | 16-Nov-2023
Highlights from the workshop organised in Marrakesh by Attac Maroc, bilaterals.org, CADTM Africa, GRAIN and the Tunisian Observatory of Economy.
América Latina Mejor sin TLC | 15-Nov-2023
Convocada por la Internacional Progresista, una delegación de varios países visitó Tegucigalpa para participar del Foro “¡Honduras resiste!” y manifestar su solidaridad con el país ante una demanda millonaria realizada por una empresa minera norteamericana en el CIADI.
bilaterals.org | 15-Nov-2023
El protocolo de inversiones de la Área Continental Africana de Libre Comercio, filtrado recientemente, muestra que tras la adopción del protocolo se establecerán mecanismos de resolución de litigios entre inversionistas y Estados.