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The future of arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty
Client Earth | 15-Dec-2021
This legal briefing explains how the implications of the Komstroy ruling, alongside other recent CJEU decisions, on pending and future intra-EU ISDS claims.
keywords: ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
EU in battle with its own states as it threatens countries with court over bilateral deals
Daily Express | 6-Dec-2021
The EU Commission has launched infringement proceedings against seven member states over their failure to end intra-bilateral investments agreements.
keywords: EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
L’accord d’investissement UE-Chine (CAI)
Explique moi le commerce | 24-Nov-2021
Que va-t-il changer? Va-t-il être ratifié? Peut-il renforcer les droits humains en Chine? etc.
keywords: audio , China , EU , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Governments risk ’trillions’ in fossil fuel climate litigation
France 24 | 16-Nov-2021
Governments which enact climate legislation risk being sued for trillions of dollars by fossil fuel companies seeking compensation for lost revenue and stranded assets.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Energies fossiles : pourquoi les états qui s’engagent à les réduire s’exposent à des poursuites judiciaires
Sud Ouest | 16-Nov-2021
Au fur et à mesure que les pays diminuent la part des énergies fossiles, les géants du pétrole ou du charbon ont recours à des tribunaux d’arbitrage qui leur permettent de poursuivre les Etats.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Secretive court system poses threat to Paris climate deal, says whistleblower
The Guardian | 4-Nov-2021
Treaty allows energy corporations to sue governments for billions over policies that could hurt their profits.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
La procédure d’arbitrage des différends opposant les investisseurs aux Etats pourrait-elle mettre en cause la politique climatique de l’UE?
Le Soir | 2-Nov-2021
Au fur et à mesure que des tribunaux arbitraux ont condamné des Etats à verser des sommes astronomiques à des investisseurs lésés, le recours à l’ISDS a commencé à être décrié.
keywords: ECT , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Big Coal tapping obscure treaty could chill green revolution
Bloomberg | 29-Oct-2021
Coal plant owners are using this little-known mechanism to try and recoup billions from governments who are forcing them to shut down polluting plants
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
CJEU extends Achmea to ad hoc arbitration agreements identical to intra-EU BITs’ arbitration clause
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 29-Oct-2021
Meanwhile, the European Commission is working on a legislative initiative aiming at improving the protections offered to intra-EU investment under EU law.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
El TJUE prohíbe arbitraje de inversiones ad hoc entre partes de la UE
CIAR Global | 27-Oct-2021
El juez nacional estará obligado a anular el laudo dictado sobre un acuerdo de arbitraje celebrado ad hoc que infringe el Derecho de la Unión. Concluye la nota emitida por el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea sobre la Sentencia en un procedimiento entre la sociedad luxemburguesa PL Holdings y Polonia.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS