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Who really won the legal battle between Philip Morris and Uruguay?
The Guardian | 28-Jul-2016
The tobacco giant has to pay $7m to the small South American nation in a dispute over cigarette adverts. But the case could still set a worrying precedent.
keywords: health , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Uruguay
CEAC lost the arbitration against Montenegro, has to cover court expenses too
CDM | 28-Jul-2016
Investment arbitration process between CEAC Holdings Limited and Montenegro was finished on 26th of July, in a way that the arbitration tribunal declared itself non-jurisdictional for this process.
keywords: Cyprus , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Montenegro , natural resources
The dark matter in Antrix-Devas deal
The Hindu | 28-Jul-2016
The arbitration setback for India does not come as a surprise, given the shenanigans. But reputational concerns arise.
keywords: India , investor-state disputes | ISDS
KazMunayGas companies issue notice of investment dispute to the Government of Romania
PRNewswire | 27-Jul-2016
The arbitration dispute concerns the treatment applied by the Romanian authorities to the investments performed by KMG and KMGI in their Romanian subsidiaries.
keywords: ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Romania
TTIP: The most dangerous weapon in the hands of the fossil fuel industry
The Ecologist | 27-Jul-2016
The elephant in the room is here and it is huge: the word "climate" means something totally different in the TTIP papers.
keywords: climate , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
TPP: Del multilateralismo al neoregionalismo
ALAI | 27-Jul-2016
No es el tamaño del acuerdo ni su concentración lo que sorprende, sino la forma en la que se han llevado a cabo las negociaciones y los alcances que podría tener. En general si hay algo que esconder es una mala señal en los tiempos de la transparencia.
keywords: CPTPP , intellectual property , investor-state disputes | ISDS , sovereignty | democracy
India has lost international arbitration case, says Devas
The TImes of India | 27-Jul-2016
India has lost its arbitration case in an international tribunal against the Bengaluru-based Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. for cancelling the space/satellite contract with the government-owned Antrix Corporation.
keywords: India , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Los Estados siguen siendo víctimas del abuso corporativo: ¡No a Chevron!
OMAL | 26-Jul-2016
"El caso Chevron – uno de los más emblemáticos a nivel mundial- es una muestra patente de la forma en la que los Estados son víctimas del sistema de justicia internacional; y, cómo esas mismas corporaciones siguen gozando de impunidad en todo el planeta."
keywords: corporate interests , investor-state disputes | ISDS
AIDA: State needs to address the conditions in La Oroya
Peru this Week | 25-Jul-2016
“We hope that after the decision, the State will concentrated its efforts to provide a sustainable solution to the environmental pollution in the city La Oroya.”
keywords: environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Peru
The Empire Files: Bringing corporations to justice with Ecuador’s UN Rep
Tele Sur | 24-Jul-2016
For the first time ever, progress is being made at the United Nations for a binging legal instrument that would hold corporations accountable for human rights violations.
keywords: Ecuador , human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , video