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Energy Charter Treaty: stalled reform fuels EU fears for climate
Investigate Europe | 21-Dec-2021
European governments are losing patience in talks to modernise the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), according to leaked documents.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
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