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Australian mining firm launches arbitration proceedings against Poland
First News | 10-Sep-2020
Australian mining firm Prairie Mining has launched international arbitration proceedings against Poland, claiming damages for the alleged hindering of the development of its two coal mines located in the country.
keywords: Australia , ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Poland
Naturgy y Perú al borde del arbitraje de inversión por proyecto gasístico Camisea
CIAR Global | 9-Sep-2020
La gasística española Naturgy podría acudir a arbitraje de inversiones contra Perú tras su salida del mercado peruano donde operaba el proyecto Camisea.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Peru
Hegemony 101 in international investment law
Afronomics Law | 9-Sep-2020
The hegemon aspirants in international investment law have already, and perhaps unwittingly, revealed their three step manual: Disguise, dismiss, divert.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , UNCITRAL
Arbitrages miniers : le business des litigation funds menace le régime de Magufuli
Africa Intelligence | 9-Sep-2020
Après plusieurs mois à menacer de lancer des procédures d’arbitrage contre l’Etat tanzanien pour annulation de leurs permis miniers, trois sociétés ont décidé de concrétiser leur action.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Tanzania
Pakistan seeking relief from $5.8B fine over mining lease
New York Times | 9-Sep-2020
Pakistan is seeking the reversal of a $5.8 billion penalty imposed by an international tribunal for denying a mining lease to an Australian company, saying that paying the fine would hinder its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Pakistan
El discreto Tratado sobre la Carta de la Energía que puede frenar políticas ambientales de los Estados
Equal Times | 8-Sep-2020
¿Podemos incrementar la urgencia (y acción) climática y al mismo tiempo proteger los combustibles fósiles que provocan el cambio climático?
keywords: ECT , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Le Traité sur la charte de l’Énergie, signé il y a plus de vingt ans, menace la transition énergétique européenne
Novethic | 8-Sep-2020
Le Traité sur la charte de l’énergie, signé en 1994 par l’Europe et les pays de l’ancien bloc soviétique, donne aux investisseurs la possibilité d’attaquer les gouvernements qui modifieraient leur politique énergétique.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
‘Obsolete’ Energy Charter Treaty must be reformed or ditched, lawmakers say
Euractiv | 8-Sep-2020
The 1991 Energy Charter Treaty must be profoundly overhauled in order to remove all “obsolete” provisions protecting fossil fuel investments and hindering climate action, lawmakers from across Europe said.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Japan blocks green reform of major energy investment treaty
Climate Change News | 8-Sep-2020
The Japanese government is blocking reform of a treaty that allows energy companies to sue nation states when climate policies affect their profits.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Japan
La protección de inversiones en combustibles fósiles en la UE lastra la lucha contra el cambio climático
El Diario | 7-Sep-2020
El Tratado de la Carta de la Energía es incompatible con la consecución de los Acuerdos de París por su protección del statu quo: se trata de un acuerdo internacional de 53 países que deja en manos del arbitraje internacional la resolución de conflictos entre inversores y Estados
keywords: climate , ECT , Europe , investor-state disputes | ISDS