Vodafone Group Plc has served its second notice on the Indian government to formally commence thesecond arbitration in the high profile Rs 22,000 crore tax matter.
The treaty is an important attempt by two developing countries to move toward a new generation of BITs fully aligned with the evolution of international law.
The European Union will have to secure approval from national parliaments in order to finalise a free trade deal with Singapore. The bloc’s top court ruled that the agreement in “its current form” cannot be handled by the Commission acting alone.
Dans un avis très attendu, la Cour de justice européenne estime que le traité de libre-échange signé en septembre 2013 entre Singapour et l’Union européenne devra être validé par la quarantaine de parlements nationaux de l’UE.
While the debate on the treaty regulating business impact on human rights is likely to continue for a while longer, some recent developments in international investment law seem to be moving forward on international human rights law obligations for businesses