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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.

The “anti-ISDS bill” before the Australian Senate
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 28-Aug-2014
Indonesia is not the only Asia-Pacific nation that is reassessing investment treaties containing provisions on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS, especially arbitration).
keywords: Australia, investor-state disputes | ISDS
Indonesia 1, Newmont 0
Jakarta Globe | 28-Aug-2014
US firm Newmont Mining has withdrawn its arbitration claim against Indonesia
keywords: Indonesia, investor-state disputes | ISDS, mining, US
S&D Group president Gianni Pittella: "We oppose ISDS mechanism in EU-Canada trade deal"
S&D Group in the EP | 27-Aug-2014
The Socialist & Democrat Group in the European Parliament has always opposed the inclusion of the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism in CETA, says their president G. Pitella, and it will be up to the Parliament to decide whether or not to ratify the agreement.
keywords: Canada, EU, investor-state disputes | ISDS
Accord commercial UE-Canada : le chapitre « Investissement » traduit en français
ContreLaCour | 26-Aug-2014
Le chapitre relatif aux investissements, avec notamment la partie relative au mécanisme de règlement des différends Etat-investisseur, étant traduit, ContreLaCour s’attache en ce moment à la traduction du projet de Traité dans son ensemble.
keywords: Canada, EU, FTAs (texts of), investor-state disputes | ISDS
CAFTA investor rights undermining democracy and the environment: Pacific Rim mining case
Public Citizen | 23-Aug-2014
Pacific Rim Mining Corp., a Canadian-based multinational firm, sought to establish a massive gold mine using water-intensive cyanide ore processing in the basin of El Salvador’s largest river, Rio Lempa.
keywords: CAFTA, Canada, El Salvador, environment, investor-state disputes | ISDS, mining
Indonesia’s termination of the Netherlands–Indonesia BIT: Broader implications in the Asia-Pacific?
Kluwer | 23-Aug-2014
While Indonesia intends to renegotiate its BITs to provide greater capacity to regulate in the public interest, the current Australian government has indicated it will consider the inclusion of ISDS on a case-by-case basis.
keywords: Australia, Indonesia, investment | BITs, investor-state disputes | ISDS
CETA: What the leaked version reveals
Le Monde | 17-Aug-2014
The most controversial provisions include the investor state dispute resolution mechanism (ISDS), an arbitral tribunal meant to settle disputes between governments and corporations.
keywords: Canada, EU, investor-state disputes | ISDS
Ce que révèle la version fuitée de l’accord de libre-échange Europe/Canada
Le Monde | 17-Aug-2014
Parmi les dispositions les plus controversées figure le mécanisme de règlement des différends investisseurs-Etats (ISDS)
keywords: Canada, EU, investor-state disputes | ISDS
EU-Canada trade deal leak ‘ridicules’ TTIP consultation, campaigners say
EurActiv | 15-Aug-2014
The leaked EU-Canada trade agreement contains a controversial chapter on investor-state disputes settlement that is substantially unchanged from previous drafts that were used as a basis for the EU’s recently held public consultation.
keywords: Canada, EU, investor-state disputes | ISDS, TTIP
Minera Bear Creek Mining iniciará arbitraje internacional contra el Perú
Pachamama | 14-Aug-2014
La empresa dijo que aunque mantiene su compromiso de continuar las negociaciones con el Gobierno peruano para buscar una “solución amistosa”, es necesario iniciar un arbitraje para preservar los derechos de Bear Creek en el marco del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre Canadá y Perú.
keywords: Canada, investor-state disputes | ISDS, Peru

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