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ISDS reform
Vers la protection des droits de tous au niveau international
CNCD 11.11.11 | 24-Oct-2017
Notre principale préoccupation est d’éviter que le Tribunal multilatéral des investissements ne renforce un système international déjà déséquilibré en faveur des firmes transnationales.
keywords: Belgium , EU , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
South Africa: How safe for investment?
Politics Web | 23-Oct-2017
The Protection of Investment Act affords foreign investors no protections beyond domestic law, and pointedly disavows investor-state international arbitration. The SADC Protocol was also amended by the SADC Summit of heads of state and government.
keywords: France , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , SADC , South Africa
Responsible investment provisions in international investment treaties: where next?
IIED | 23-Oct-2017
How international investment treaties could promote more responsible investment and argues that, while some innovative practices are emerging, there is still much to do.
keywords: alternatives , human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , land
BoI working on its own template for BIT
Business Recorder | 16-Oct-2017
The government of Pakistan would not be made liable for private investor disputes. Alternative dispute resolution mediation would be made compulsory, while foreign arbitrators would be decided in advance through consensus.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , Pakistan
Multilateral Investment Court: an utterly flawed and unjust system
EurActiv | 12-Oct-2017
The European Commission’s plans for a Multilateral Investment Court sanctions a biased and ineffective arbitration system, leaving people and the environment exposed to international investors’ whims.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
A NAFTA proposal: fix the FET investment protection commitment
International Economic Law and Policy Blog | 29-Sep-2017
Today, a considerable number of claims arise from the commitment to accord fair and equitable treatment (FET) to covered investments.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , NAFTA | USMCA
Canada pushing to revamp NAFTA lawsuit provision
The Globe and Mail | 14-Sep-2017
The goal of Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is to revamp Chapter 11 so it more closely mirrors the investor-state dispute-resolution mechanism that forms part of the 2016 Canada-European Union trade deal.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , NAFTA | USMCA
Recommendation for a Council decision authorising the opening of negotiations for a Convention establishing a multilateral court for the settlement of investment disputes
European Commission | 14-Sep-2017
The inclusion of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) in trade and investment agreements has become subject to increased public scrutiny and questioning.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
The MERCOSUR Protocol on Investment Cooperation and Facilitation: regionalizing an innovative approach to investment agreements
EJIL: Talk! | 12-Sep-2017
The Protocol draws significantly on the Brazilian model investment agreement, which stands out for departing from the traditional design of Bilateral Investment Treaties, particularly by excluding the possibility of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS).
keywords: Brazil , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , Mercosur
CETA : Le CNCD-11.11.11 salue la saisine de la Cour de justice par la Belgique
CNCD-11.11.11 | 10-Sep-2017
« La saisine permettra de clarifier la légalité de la clause d’arbitrage qui concerne non seulement le CETA, mais également le JEFTA avec le Japon et le VEFTA avec le Vietnam » explique Michel Cermak, chargé de recherche au CNCD-11.11.11
keywords: actions | resistance , Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , Japan , Vietnam