investment | BITs

EU Member States sign an agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties

European Commission | 6-May-2020

23 EU Member States signed an agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties.

keywords: EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Los especuladores de la pandemia: cómo los grandes inversores extranjeros podrían obtener grandes ganancias con las medidas de la crisis

TNI | 22-Apr-2020

Las acciones de emergencia de los gobiernos a raíz de COVID-19 podrían provocar una ola de demandas de arbitraje por miles de millones de dólares por parte de corporaciones multinacionales y abogados de inversión.

keywords: from the movements , health , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Pandemic profiteers: how foreign investors could make billions from crisis measures

TNI | 20-Apr-2020

Governments’ emergency actions in the wake of COVID-19 could prompt a wave of arbitration lawsuits for billions of dollars by multinational corporations and investment lawyers.

keywords: covid , from the movements , health , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Brazil India investment cooperation and facilitation treaty (2020)

Modern Diplomacy | 10-Apr-2020

This is Brazil’s 10th and India’s 4th bilateral investment agreement since both nations had adopted their Model Bilateral Investment Treaty.

keywords: Brazil , India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform

Epidemic sovereignty? Contesting investment treaty claims arising from coronavirus measures

EJIL:Talk! | 2-Apr-2020

Allegedly arbitrary or disproportionate measures, albeit in the public interest, provide regular grist for the mill of investment treaty arbitration.

keywords: covid , health , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , sovereignty | democracy

Zimbabwe’s white farmers angered by ‘racist’ edict

The East African | 1-Apr-2020

The group, representing nearly 4,500 dispossessed commercial farmers, said the new regulations only affect ‘’indigenous’’ farmers and foreigners protected by Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs).

keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , land , Zimbabwe

Could COVID-19 emergency measures give rise to investment claims? First reflections from Italy

GAR | 31-Mar-2020

Emergency measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and protect the economy could lead to claims under bilateral investment treaties.

keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Italy

Accords de promotion et de protection des investissements étrangers (APIE). Le Canada entend multiplier la signature d’ententes avec les pays africains.

Forum AE | 27-Mar-2020

Des traités sont en cours de négociations avec notamment le Gabon, le Ghana, le Kenya, la Mauritanie, le Mozambique, la R.D. Congo, le Rwanda et la Tunisie.

keywords: Africa , Canada , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Mexico: Investors need to protect foreign investments in times of changing treaty protections

Mondaq | 25-Mar-2020

Because of changing attitudes with regard to "expansive" investor protections contained in current treaties, investors need to think ahead and negotiate for the necessary protections to be included in investment contracts.

keywords: corporate interests , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform