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Is investor-state dispute settlement an appropriate forum for the resolution of investment disputes arising from armed conflicts? Part 1: normative conflicts and consequences
OpinioJuris | 21-Jul-2022
Unsatisfyingly, ISDS permits international investment law to exist in a vacuum that enables those tasked with adjudicating disputes to turn a blind eye to international humanitarian law norms.
keywords: human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , militarism | terrorism | security , Ukraine
Six raisons pour NE PAS ratifier l’accord global UE-Mexique
bilaterals.org | 5-Jul-2022
Lettre publique de la société civile méxicaine, européene et internationale, 4 juillet 2022
keywords: actions | resistance , agriculture | farmers | food , EU , from the movements , GMOs , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , public procurement
Six reasons NOT to ratify the EU-Mexico Global Agreement
bilaterals.org | 5-Jul-2022
Statement of the Mexican, European and international civil society, 4 July 2022
keywords: actions | resistance , agriculture | farmers | food , EU , from the movements , GMOs , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , public procurement
Seis razones para NO ratificar el Acuerdo Global Unión Europea – México
bilaterals.org | 5-Jul-2022
Carta de la sociedad civil mexicana, europea e internacional, 4 de julio de 2022
keywords: actions | resistance , agriculture | farmers | food , EU , from the movements , GMOs , human rights , indigenous peoples , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , public procurement
Key human rights tests for UK free trade agreements
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | 9-May-2022
Without adequate rules and the right business incentives to protect workers and communities, trade deals can contribute to a ‘race to the bottom’.
keywords: environment , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UK
L’accord d’investissement UE-Chine (CAI)
Explique moi le commerce | 24-Nov-2021
Que va-t-il changer? Va-t-il être ratifié? Peut-il renforcer les droits humains en Chine? etc.
keywords: audio , China , EU , from the movements , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS
States must stop prioritizing investment over human rights – UN experts
OHCHR | 15-Oct-2021
UN experts today called on States to ensure that international investment agreements do not provide a “safe harbour” for investors to abuse the human rights of individuals and communities.
keywords: human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
Human rights-compatible international investment agreements
United Nations | 8-Sep-2021
The Working Group recommends that States terminate or reform urgently all existing international investment agreements.
keywords: human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Libre comercio, soberanía y derechos humanos
Diario Uchile | 24-Aug-2021
La globalización y los procesos de integración económica en América Latina han significado el aumento del poder que las empresas transnacionales ostentan en nuestros países.
keywords: corporate interests , from the movements , human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Latin America
Protecting human and environmental rights in international investment agreements
East Asia Forum | 9-Aug-2021
Human rights experts are particularly concerned about the asymmetric nature of the system and a lack of investors’ human rights obligations. Together with high ISDS costs and arbitral awards, they undermine states’ ability to realise economic, social, cultural and environmental rights.
keywords: environment , human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS