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French court upholds literal interpretation of investment treaty
Out-Law | 16-Apr-2018
A recent decision under the Energy Charter Treaty by France’s highest court appears to signal a return to a literal interpretation by the French courts of international treaties.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Moldova , Ukraine
A practical guide to Chinese investor protections along the Belt and Road
Lexology | 13-Apr-2018
Investors journeying along Belt and Road Initiative should be aware of their rights under the web of investment treaties which cover the route.
keywords: China , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Appointing authorities and the selection of arbitrators in investor-state dispute settlement: an overview
OECD | 13-Apr-2018
The Freedom of Investment Roundtable considered a Secretariat paper on appointing authorities and the selection of arbitrators in ISDS
keywords: ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UNCITRAL
NAFTA: New protections for "too big to fail" banks
IATP | 11-Apr-2018
The financial industry’s demands for a “modernized” financial services chapter of the North American Free Trade Agreement have been overlooked
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Legal expert slams ISDS as “wild, wild west” of international law
AFTINET | 11-Apr-2018
Kahale uses examples from his own experience to argue that the ISDS system based on commercial arbitration principles is not fit to arbitrate cases in which international companies seek compensation from governments for changes in health, environment or other public interest laws.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , sovereignty | democracy
Canadian corporations are suing developing countries for billions of dollars
National Observer | 11-Apr-2018
Canada is the most sued country in NAFTA but Canadian companies aren’t shy about using ISDS claims either.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA
Gobierno se desmarca de litigio de Trump por hotel en Panamá
Telemetro | 10-Apr-2018
El Gobierno de Panamá se desmarcó hoy de la disputa comercial que mantiene la organización hotelera del presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, con un empresario chipriota, que la expulsó de una torre construida en la capital panameña.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Panama , US
Trump Organization pressures Varela
La Prensa | 10-Apr-2018
A letter sent by the Trump Organization’s lawyers reminded President Varela of Panama’s obligations under a 1983 treaty that protects the rights of investors from the United States.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Panama , US
TLCAN: Inversionistas de Oro Negro buscan arbitraje contra México
Investing | 9-Apr-2018
Un grupo de inversionistas de Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro, una empresa que buscaba convertirse en líder en el sector de servicios petroleros en el país, activó un proceso para someter a México a un juicio de arbitraje, en el marco del TLCAN.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , NAFTA | USMCA
Rompe Dal-Tile con Interceramic, demandaría a México en TLCAN por rechazar arbitraje y acusa a jueza
El Heraldo | 9-Apr-2018
La firma norteña Internacional de Cerámica, mejor conocida como Interceramic, está involucrada en una controversia con su socia estadounidense Dal-Tile Corporation a propósito de la disolución de su sociedad.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA