EU | ISDS Platform

EU plans to reform Energy Charter Treaty falling short, activists say

Euractiv | 30-Apr-2020

An updated European Commission proposal to reform the Energy Charter Treaty is falling short of what’s needed to reinstate governments’ “right to regulate” in areas like climate change, activists say.

keywords: ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS , zz-nopic

Risky business: Uniper’s potential investor-state dispute against the Dutch coal ban

EJIL: Talk! | 18-Mar-2020

While policies aiming to phase out coal are necessary to tackle climate change, they may give rise to legal claims from companies whose investments are adversely affected by the low-carbon energy transition.

keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS

CETA: Rights for Canadian multinationals

SOMO | 28-Jan-2020

CETA strengthens the legal position of North American companies in the EU and exposes European governments and taxpayers to potential claims.

keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands

“A la carte” justice for transnational corporations?

CCFD-Terre Solidaire | 13-Jan-2020

At a time when 3,400 trade and investment agreements protect the interests of transnational corporations, there is no international treaty requiring them to uphold human rights and environmental protection.

keywords: actions | resistance , EU , France , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Stop impunité : En finir avec les tribunaux d’arbitrage internationaux ISDS

CCFD-Terre Solidaire | 9-Jan-2020

Des communautés ont combattu des mines d’or toxiques, des forages pétroliers et des projets immobiliers de luxe. Aujourd’hui, de coûteuses poursuites en justice en vertu du règlement de différends entre investisseurs et États (ISDS) risquent d’annuler leurs victoires.

keywords: actions | resistance , energy , environment , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , video

How ISDS corporate privileges risk to undermine community struggles

CEO | 9-Jan-2020

Inspiring people fought toxic gold mines, dirty oil drilling and greedy luxury real estate projects. Now, costly investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) lawsuits risk to reverse their community victories.

keywords: energy , environment , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , video

The EU plurilateral draft termination agreement for all intra-EU BITs: An end of the post-Achmea saga and the beginning of a new one

Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 8-Jan-2020

This termination agreement marks the culmination of the European Commission’s and several Member States’ efforts to abolish intra-EU investment arbitration proceedings from the European legal order.

keywords: ECT , EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , leaks

Intra-EU investment reform: What options for the Energy Charter Treaty?

Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 8-Jan-2020

The leaked treaty for the termination of intra-EU BITs can be seen as the culmination of an ongoing effort by the EU Commission to discourage investment arbitration between Member States, reflecting a tension between public international law and EU law.

keywords: ECT , EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Agreement for the termination of bilateral investment treaties between the Member States of the European Union (EU draft, Nov 2019)

IAReporter | 8-Jan-2020

As leaked by IAReporter

keywords: BITs (texts of) , ECT , EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , leaks