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The men behind ISDS
Oneworld | 27-Sep-2016
The so-called “ISDS” has been existing for years already. A revealing look in the hidden world of investor-state dispute settlement.
keywords: Ecuador , investor-state disputes | ISDS , natural resources , Netherlands , Venezuela
CETA - Trading away democracy
TNI | 23-Sep-2016
How CETA’s investor protection rules could result in a boom of investor claims against Canada and the EU.
keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
CETA - La democracia en venta
TNI | 23-Sep-2016
Cómo las normas de protección de las inversiones en el ceta podrían generar un auge de demandas de inversores contra Canadá y la UE.
keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
CETA - Marchander la démocratie
CEO | 23-Sep-2016
Les règles de protection des investisseurs de l’AECG pourraient mener à l’explosion des poursuites d’investisseurs contre le Canada et l’Union européenne.
keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
The new rules of the road: a progressive approach to globalization
American Prospect | 22-Sep-2016
The new president needs a fresh approach to trade.
keywords: alternatives , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , labour | workers’ rights
How to fix the most controversial element of trade deals
Politico | 22-Sep-2016
Critics of the TPP rage against the Investor State Dispute Settlement system. Here’s how to fix it.
keywords: CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
An international investment court: panacea or purgatory?
Columbia FDI Perspectives | 21-Sep-2016
An Investment Court would become a device for neoliberal rules of investment protection with even greater authority.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
’A threat to democracy, courts and public budgets’
Deutsche Welle | 21-Sep-2016
The EU-US free trade deal is controversial in Europe as it includes a mechanism that seeks to settle disputes between investors and states out of regular courts. DW examines the issue with law professor Gus Van Harten.
keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , TTIP
El TPP y las luchas sociales en Chile
La Diaria | 21-Sep-2016
Michelle Bachelet, mantiene el secretismo sobre el TPP, impulsado por Barack Obama, ya que ni los ciudadanos ni los parlamentarios chilenos saben la fecha exacta en que llegará al Congreso el tratado, ni qué urgencia tendrá su tramitación.
keywords: Chile , corporate interests , CPTPP , intellectual property , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Deconstructing India’s model Bilateral Investment Treaty
The Wire | 19-Sep-2016
India was one of the most sued countries in 2015. Will the country’s new model bilateral investment treaty attract and safeguard foreign investment more effectively?
keywords: India , intellectual property , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS