NAFTA | USMCA

North America Free Trade Agreement | US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Investor-State arbitration and the ‘next generation’ of investment treaties

Lexology | 5-May-2020

In recent years, observers have questioned whether investor–state arbitration will or should be a feature of the next generation of free trade and bilateral investment treaties.

keywords: China , CPTPP , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , NAFTA | USMCA , RCEP

ExxonMobil, Canada enter landmark settlement in NAFTA arbitration

Dallas Business Journal | 13-Feb-2020

As a long-running dispute between Exxon Mobil Corp. and the government of Canada reached a multimillion-dollar settlement, lawyers for ExxonMobil announced.

keywords: Canada , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US

The US drops ISDS

The Globalist | 27-Jan-2020

The US government used to be the chief proponent of strong investor protection clauses in international trade deals. No longer. What happened?

keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , NAFTA | USMCA , UNCITRAL , US

With passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress boosts fossil fuel polluters, particularly in Mexico

Inequality.org | 17-Jan-2020

NAFTA 2.0 cleared another hurdle as the U.S. Senate approved the trade deal with bipartisan support.

keywords: climate , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA