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World Bank panel rejects lawsuit against Peru over smelter
Reuters | 19-Jul-2016
A World Bank panel rejected a lawsuit filed against Peru by New York-based Renco Group Inc on technical grounds.
keywords: environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Peru , US
Approaches to international investment protection: divergent approaches between the TPPA and developing countries’ model investment treaties
South Centre | 29-Jun-2016
A growing international community of policy makers and analysts that recognizes that major reforms in the investment treaty regime are needed.
keywords: CPTPP , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , US
India’s narrow BIT norms holding up trade pact
Domain-b | 28-Jun-2016
The new model text on the basis of which India is negotiating its Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) is making it difficult for America to hold bilateral talks on the proposed India-US BIT
keywords: India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , US
Mesa Power Group LLC v. Canada
ISDS Blog | 24-Jun-2016
The claimant in this case was Mesa Power Group LLC, a U.S. corporation that oversees and develops renewable energy projects, notably in the wind sector.
keywords: Canada , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Minera amenaza a Guatemala de poner demanda en Estados Unidos
Minería en Línea | 22-Jun-2016
La empresa Exploraciones Mineras de Guatemala, S. A. (Exmingua) amenaza hoy con colocar una demanda contra el Estado de Guatemala tras verse obligada a suspender sus operaciones por decreto de la Corte de Constitucionalidad (CC).
keywords: Guatemala , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , US
Why mining corporations love trade deals
Huffington Post | 22-Jun-2016
From the salmon-spawning waters of Alaska to the cloud forests of Ecuador, communities are standing up to mining projects that threaten their health, environment, and livelihoods.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Latin America , mining , US
Les évêques de l’Union Européenne et des États-Unis publient leurs recommandations concernant le traité transatlantique sur le commerce
La Croix | 20-Jun-2016
Les évêques de l’Union européenne et des États-Unis d’Amérique estiment que les politiques commerciales « doivent être fondées sur des critères éthiques axés sur l’être humain et avoir pour objectif le bien commun ».
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , religion , TTIP , US
Pebble mine: Canadian mining company threatens to stick U.S. taxpayers with costs of “potentially catastrophic” mining scheme
Huffington Post | 14-Jun-2016
Northern Dynasty is prepared to file a claim for “arbitration” under NAFTA, seeking compensation for the failure of the Pebble Mine project to move forward to federal permitting.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , NAFTA | USMCA , US
EE.UU. rechaza apelación de Ecuador contra el fallo que favorece a la petrolera Chevron
RT | 10-Jun-2016
El Tribunal Supremo de EE.UU. ha rechazado este lunes la recusación por parte de Ecuador de la decisión de una corte inferior que en agosto de 2015 imponía el pago de una indemnización de 96 millones de dólares a la petrolera estadounidense Chevron.
keywords: Ecuador , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Americanization of the BIT universe
SSRN | 9-Jun-2016
Friendship, Commerce and Navigation (FCN) treaties are more than a historical precursor to international investment agreements (IIA) and continue to influence and inspire modern investment treaty design.
keywords: geopolitics , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US