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I-ARB Africa | 29-Sep-2016
This surge in the ratification of “Intra-African” BITs is part of the Moroccan “South-South Partnership” strategy
keywords:
BITs (texts of) ,
Burkina Faso ,
Guinea-Bissau ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
Morocco ,
Senegal
Lexicology | 28-Sep-2016
A discussion of some general distinctions between invesment treaty protections and political risk insurance.
keywords:
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
Live Mint | 28-Sep-2016
On Canada’s insistance, India is expected to sign a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with Canada based on an old text, not its new model BIT. The old text contains contentious provisions such as the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism.
Global Labour Column | 28-Sep-2016
For decades, labour has been fighting purely defensive battles against the neo-liberal trade and investment agenda; we lack an agenda of our own. Lost ground will not be reclaimed on what is fundamentally hostile territory, argues Peter Rossmann of the IUF.
keywords:
actions | resistance ,
Canada ,
EU ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
labour | workers’ rights
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.
TNI | 23-Sep-2016
How CETA’s investor protection rules could result in a boom of investor claims against Canada and the EU.
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.
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.
American Prospect | 22-Sep-2016
The new president needs a fresh approach to trade.
Politico | 22-Sep-2016
Critics of the TPP rage against the Investor State Dispute Settlement system. Here’s how to fix it.
