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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.

Paris Court of Appeal finds PCA lacked power to intervene in OIC investor-state arbitration
Lexology | 8-Apr-2021
The Paris Court of Appeal recently issued a noteworthy decision that will likely have a significant impact on the use of the OIC Agreement, one of the largest multilateral investment treaties.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Libya , OIC
Nobel economist and 100 experts condemn corporate action against Argentina and Bolivia after rollback of failed pension privatization
IPS | 8-Apr-2021
Private insurance corporations are suing Argentina and Bolivia for loss of potential profits as a result of the reversal of privatization of pension programs.
keywords: Argentina , Bolivia , from the movements , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , services
La 4T y los derechos de los inversionistas extranjeros
La Jornada | 8-Apr-2021
Las obligaciones de los Estados en los TBI. ¿Qué implica «compensar» a las empresas cuando las regulaciones o políticas en favor del interés público y nacional afectan sus ganancias esperadas?
keywords: corporate interests , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA
La refonte du droit de l’investissement à partir de la base : l’extractivisme, les droits humains et les traités d’investissement
IISD | 8-Apr-2021
Pour de nombreuses personnes affectées par l’extraction des ressources, le régime juridique désintègre, car les traités d’investissement peuvent protéger des projets qui bouleversent leur vies, leur laissant peu de chance de se faire entendre.
keywords: from the movements , human rights , indigenous peoples , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , land , mining , natural resources
Tres nuevos tribunales CIADI en arbitrajes contra Guatemala y Perú
CIAR Global | 7-Apr-2021
Tres nuevos tribunales de arbitraje de inversiones bajo administración del Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (CIADI) se han formado en los últimos días: el del tercer procedimiento de anulación del arbitraje Teco Guatemala Holdings contra Guatemala, y los de las mineras SMM Cerro Verde Netherlands y Freeport-McMoRan contra Perú.
keywords: Guatemala , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Peru
Barrick forces hand of Papua New Guinea government in reopening Porgera mine
Mining Watch | 7-Apr-2021
Referring repeatedly to legal threats by Barrick Gold Corp., Prime Minister Papua New Guinea released a statement announcing that his government will be making a deal with the company in regard to the Porgera Joint Venture gold mine.
keywords: from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Papua New Guinea , video
A brief history of globalisation
Investment Monitor | 6-Apr-2021
Investment treaties largely replaced colonial gunboats as a way to continue to exploit the resources of foreign countries.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
International tribunal likely to wrap up Lone Star-Seoul ISD case by H1
Pulse | 6-Apr-2021
According to sources related to the Lone Star ISD, the tribunal is expected to give a final ruling on Lone Star versus the Korean government case that has dragged on for nine years within the first half.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Korea , US
En Irak, Orange réclame justice dans un terrain miné
Le Monde Arabe | 6-Apr-2021
Pour Orange, l’Irak du début des années 2010 était un marché juteux et à fort potentiel de croissance, après l’intervention américaine avait laissé un pays en ruine.
keywords: France , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Iraq , telecommunications
IP estadounidense pide consultas con México por violación al T-MEC
El Economista | 6-Apr-2021
Las denuncias no solo involucran al sector energético sino también al sector de telecomunicaciones, farmacéutica, alimentos y electrónica; critican que cada vez haya más obstáculos de acceso al mercado que son contrarios a los compromisos asumidos en el acuerdo.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , NAFTA | USMCA