Articles in English
Inter-Press Service | 29-Dec-2015
The heavily criticized legal mechanism, known as ISDS, is an important tool for European companies to pressurize developing countries. This year Uganda joins the rank of developing nations asking themselves: “Why have we ever signed this?”
keywords:
corporate interests ,
France ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
natural resources ,
Netherlands ,
Uganda
http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/12/amer... | 29-Dec-2015
American mining corporation Newmont escaped the domestic processing requirement from Indonesia’s 2009 Mining Law. It achieved this by using a clause in a Dutch investment treaty.
keywords:
corporate interests ,
Indonesia ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
mining ,
Netherlands ,
US
Aliran | 22-Dec-2015
Claims of the much-touted supposed ‘benefits’ of the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism are not really what they seem.
The Age | 21-Dec-2015
I only wish to caution that we should be wary of anyone who suggests that the decision demonstrates that ISDS isn’t problematic.
IIED | 18-Dec-2015
The vast majority of the land deals from the recent wave of agribusiness investments in low and middle-income countries are protected by at least one investment treaty.
The Australian Financial Review | 18-Dec-2015
Cigarette company Philip Morris has suffered another defeat in its long-running bid to overturn Australia’s plain packaging laws.
keywords:
Australia ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
The Economic Times | 17-Dec-2015
The Cabinet approved the revised model text for the Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Oneworld | 17-Dec-2015
Arbitration between investors and states (ISDS) has been around for a while, but in recent years the number of cases has exploded.
keywords:
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
video
Now | 11-Dec-2015
Mining sins in poor countries are likely to get worse under Trans-Pacific Partnership.
TNI | 10-Dec-2015
Proposed special rights for corporations in EU trade agreements threaten to prevent the necessary energy transition to tackle climate change according to a new report.
