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Baishan Lin to take legal action, as GRA begins seizing equipment
Demerara Waves | 13-Sep-2016
Baishan Lin is considering taking legal action against Guyanese authorities, a day after the Guyana Revenue Authority began seizing equipment and allegations that even personal property was being stolen from the company’s workers at Coomacka.
keywords: China , Guyana , investor-state disputes | ISDS
The 101 on how global trade treaties came to threaten the environment
Mongabay | 13-Sep-2016
International trade agreement provisions once meant to protect investors today can challenge a nation’s sovereignty and invalidate environmental laws.
keywords: environment , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , UNCITRAL
New interactive map shows TPP would expand multinational corporations’ power to attack U.S. laws
Common Dreams | 12-Sep-2016
TPP would double number of corporations empowered to demand U.S. taxpayer compensation.
keywords: CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Declaración ¡Argentina no se vende! Repudiamos el “mini-Davos” convocado por el gobierno de Macri
Argentina Mejor sin TLC | 12-Sep-2016
Las organizaciones que formamos parte de la Asamblea Argentina mejor sin TLC repudiamos la realización del “Foro de Inversión y Negocios de la Argentina” (o “foro mini-Davos”) convocado por el gobierno argentino con el fin de negociar la llegada de inversiones extranjeras.
keywords: Argentina , corporate interests , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
El TTIP tal vez esté muerto, pero nos espera algo peor
El Diario | 12-Sep-2016
Los gobiernos y los lobistas de las grandes corporaciones buscan nuevas formas de blindar la privatización y esquivar el proceso democrático.
keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
Tunisie : le budget de l’État bientôt plombé par l’affaire de la banque franco-tunisienne ?
Jeune Afrique | 12-Sep-2016
Selon des sources financières, le FMI a demandé à l’État tunisien de préparer une provision de 400 millions de dinars au titre d’une première tranche d’indemnités que celui-ci pourrait être amené à verser à ABCI Investments.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands , Tunisia
TAFTA/CETA : Les tribunaux d’arbitrage ne sont pas morts
AITEC | 10-Sep-2016
Alors que la France tente de sauver le CETA en torpillant momentanément le TAFTA/TTIP, 17 organisations européennes rappellent les dangers de l’arbitrage d’investissement tel qu’il est proposé dans les deux traités.
keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , TTIP
A homegrown disaster
BuzzFeed | 9-Sep-2016
A secretive global legal system gives corporations leverage over the countries where they operate. Everyone said the United States didn’t have anything to worry about, because American laws are fair to begin with. Everyone was wrong.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
Where is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership headed?
Spicy IP | 9-Sep-2016
The latest round of RCEP talks paints a worrisome picture for the global south, given that it will bring 3.5 billion people and 12% of world trade into its fold.
keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , e-commerce | digital economy , intellectual property , investor-state disputes | ISDS , RCEP
JKX vs. Ukraine: An update on the enforcement of emergency arbitrator’s award
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 9-Sep-2016
The Ukrainian “saga” on the enforcement of the SCC emergency arbitrator’s award continues – the case is pending the second round of cassation review.
keywords: ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands , UK , Ukraine