Articles in English
EU Observer | 8-Jul-2015
The European Parliament’s proposed ISDS-lite, which some say was concocted by Merkel’s office, goes to non-binding vote today
The Dominion Post | 6-Jul-2015
New Zealand needs to be ready to walk away from the Trans Pacific Partnership, says The Domion Post, worried about the impact of its drug patenting rules and investor-state dispute settlement mechanism.
Policy Alternatives | 3-Jul-2015
Canada is being pummeled by NAFTA corporate lawsuits. Why do we put up with it?
Lexology | 3-Jul-2015
In recent years, many African governments have made an effort to improve foreign investors’ protections by entering into many BITs and related agreements with non-African countries
Wall Street Journal | 30-Jun-2015
For those uninitiated in the world of international arbitration, below is the primer of the issues at play in the South Korea-Lone Star Funds arbitration.
Scoop | 30-Jun-2015
The Australian government misrepresents the claims of critics and fails to address substantial criticisms of the Trans Pacific Partnership, says civil society network AFTINET.
keywords:
actions | resistance ,
Australia ,
CPTPP ,
environment ,
food safety | SPS ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
medicines
PTI | 29-Jun-2015
The government of India has rejected Cairn Energy UK’s plea for an arbitration over Rs 10,247-crore tax dispute saying taxation is not covered under the UK-India Investment Promotion and Protection Treaty.
International Institute for Sustainable Development | 29-Jun-2015
Despite the oft-heard refrain that “states ‘win’ ISDS disputes more often than they lose,” it is the investors that have actually won most of the time: 72 per cent of the decisions on jurisdiction, and 60 per cent of cases decided on the merits.
keywords:
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
IIED | 27-Jun-2015
Civil society organisations can play an important role in carrying and strengthening community voices in arbitration processes, by making submissions to arbitral tribunals.
Lexology | 26-Jun-2015
While the legal text of the China-Australia FTA (ChAFTA) was signed last week, the investment legal framework will be reviewed within the next three years with a view to commencing negotiations for a comprehensive Investment Chapter to be included in ChAFTA.
