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International investment law, development and sovereignty: no harm?
Alternautas | 13-Mar-2016
The Oxy II awards subvert the notion of sovereignty: by whom and how a country’s natural resources are used becomes a minor question as long as wealth is maximised.
keywords: Ecuador , investor-state disputes | ISDS , natural resources , US
« Doit-on autoriser les multinationales américaines à traduire les États européens devant des tribunaux supra nationaux ? »
La Croix | 11-Mar-2016
Même amendé, le mécanisme qui permettrait aux entreprises étrangères de porter plainte contre un État quand elles estiment qu’il a failli aux engagements pris dans un traité d’investissement est illégitime.
keywords: Canada , EU , France , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , TTIP
Latest round of TTIP talks boost momentum
EurActiv | 10-Mar-2016
Progress was made in the latest round of TTIP talks, but negotiators have a long way to go if the deal is to be signed before Barack Obama leaves office.
keywords: e-commerce | digital economy , finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , regulation , TTIP
Thousands march against water privatization in Peru as TPP and ICSID ruling looms
Rabble | 10-Mar-2016
More than 2,000 people marched in Lima, Peru in opposition to the government’s plan to privatize public water services.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Peru , US , water
"El TTIP se puede tumbar, como se tumbó el ALCA"
Diagonal Periódico | 9-Mar-2016
Hablamos con la activista estadounidense Melinda ST. Louis sobre el Acuerdo Transatlántico para el Comercio y la Inversión (TTIP) y su visión desde el otro lado del Atlántico.
keywords: FTAA , investor-state disputes | ISDS , sovereignty | democracy , TTIP
France sees the EU-Canada agreement as a ‘template’ for TTIP
EurActiv | 9-Mar-2016
Paris would like to “copy-paste” key passages from the EU-Canada free trade agreement, concluded this week, particularly those relating to the arbitration court that is such a controversial issue in Europe.
keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , regulation , services , TTIP
La France voit l’accord UE-Canada comme « un modèle » pour le TTIP
EurActiv | 8-Mar-2016
Paris souhaiterait « copier-coller » certains passages clés de l’accord de libre-échange conclu cette semaine entre l’Union européenne et le Canada, notamment ceux relatifs à la cour d’arbitrage tant décriée en Europe.
keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , regulation , services , TTIP
Un cambio de última hora allana la aprobación del TTIP de la UE con Canadá
El Diario | 7-Mar-2016
El CETA, que lleva negociándose seis años confidencialmente, se votará en otoño tras una modificación in extremis de los tribunales para dirimir disputas entre empresas y estados.
keywords: Canada , corporate interests , EU , ISDS reform , TTIP
Las graves consecuencias del TTIP sobre la Sanidad Pública
Nueva Tribuna | 7-Mar-2016
Tribunales privados de arbitraje podrán imponer multas multimillonarias a los Estados cuyos parlamentos hayan osado legislar sin tener en cuenta las expectativas de las empresas.
keywords: health , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TiSA , TTIP
A CETA investment court is not the solution
The Globe and Mail | 7-Mar-2016
This is one of the problems with this regime of investor rights. It confers enormous discretion on an elite corps of lawyers.
keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform