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Venezuela: $ 10,6 millardos adeuda el gobierno por procesos arbitrales ante el Ciadi
El Nacional | 1-Jun-2018
Los inversionistas no confían en las condiciones que ofrecen las autoridades para hacer negocios en el país debido a que se irrespeta el derecho a la propiedad privada, dijo la investigadora Fanny Migliore
keywords: energy , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Venezuela
España quiere que el TJUE determine si la Carta de la Energía es aplicable en arbitrajes por las renovables
CIAR | 1-Jun-2018
Tras la pérdida por parte de España de varias demandas de arbitraje de inversiones sobre las reformas normativas de las energías renovables, España quiere que el Tribunal de Justicia Europeo (TJUE) determine si la cláusula de arbitraje invocando el Tratado de la Carta de la Energía es inválida en virtud de la sentencia en el caso Achmea.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Spain
Did Canada buy an oil pipeline in fear of being sued by China?
The Guardian | 1-Jun-2018
The logic to Trudeau’s action may lie in an obscure and overlooked 2014 agreement to ensure China got a pipeline built
keywords: Canada , China , climate , energy , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
The chilling effect: investor-state dispute settlement, graphic health warnings, the plain packaging of tobacco products, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Info Justice | 31-May-2018
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) poses significant challenges in respect of tobacco control, public health, human rights, and sustainable development.
keywords: CPTPP , health , investor-state disputes | ISDS
The new draft Dutch BIT: what does it mean for investor mailbox companies?
Lexology | 31-May-2018
The Netherlands has released a new draft investment treaty for public comment.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
TDM call for papers: Cybersecurity in international arbitration (special issue)
Transnational Dispute Management | 31-May-2018
There is a manifest need for the international arbitration community to begin to develop a shared understanding of the scope of the threat and the appropriate response.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , militarism | terrorism | security
PL Holdings S.á.r.l. v. Republic of Poland (SCC Case No. V 2014/163) - Partial Award, 28 June 2017 - Case Report
Transnational Dispute Management | 31-May-2018
Case Report
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Poland
Sin debate previo se aprobó actualización del TLC entre Chile y Hong-Kong
Diario Uchile | 30-May-2018
La aprobación de este acuerdo complementario al TLC firmado en 2016, preocupa a la sociedad civil ya que, al igual que la actualización del TLC con Canadá, considera la protección irrestricta de inversiones extranjeras.
keywords: Chile , China , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Kazakhstan says Belgian court lifts $21.5 billion asset freeze
Reuters | 30-May-2018
A Belgian court has lifted a freeze on about $21.5 billion (16.2 billion pounds) in Kazakhstan’s National fund assets imposed after a dispute with a Moldovan businessman, the Kazakh justice ministry said.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Kazakhstan , Moldova
Investment law leads to more investment: A faulty premise?
Oup Blog | 28-May-2018
When officials drafted investment treaties and arbitration, did they expect them to facilitate more investment? The answer that emerges from internal discussions among officials in the UK and the US is clear: no.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS