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Pakistan rejects US draft of investment treaty
Express Tribune | 13-Mar-2015
Pakistan has rejected the United States’ proposed draft of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between the two countries, saying the acceptance of the US template would carry ‘dangerous obligations’ for the country.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Pakistan , US
Push against investment rules in US trade deals picks up
Reuters | 12-Mar-2015
Law professors from across the United States urged lawmakers to keep rules to protect foreign investors out of trade pacts on Wednesday, warning they would give big companies too much power.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Where are the TPP negotiations up to?
Australia Broadcasting Corporation | 4-Mar-2015
Discussion with Susan Sell, Matthew Rimmer and Jane Kelsey
keywords: audio , Australia , CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , New Zealand , US
Guerre de la cigarette entre Philip Morris et l’Uruguay
La Croix | 27-Feb-2015
Alors que l’Organisation mondiale de la santé célèbre vendredi 27 février les dix ans de la Convention-cadre pour la lutte antitabac, l’Uruguay, pionnier dans ce combat, fait l’objet d’une plainte déposée il y a cinq ans par le cigarettier Philip Morris.
keywords: health , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Uruguay , US
The Trans-Pacific Partnership clause everyone should oppose
Washington Post | 26-Feb-2015
"Agreeing to ISDS in this enormous new treaty would tilt the playing field in the United States further in favor of big multinational corporations. Worse, it would undermine U.S. sovereignty," writes Elizabeth Warren.
keywords: CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Corporate coup d’état: Those crappy trade deals
Counter Punch | 18-Feb-2015
The corporate media would prefer that people know nothing about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the US-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and other trade deals.
keywords: actions | resistance , Canada , corporate interests , CPTPP , energy , environment , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP , US
The ’Law 42’ arbitrations against Ecuador and the importance of BIT language
JD Supra | 9-Feb-2015
Three recent ICSID decisions involving Ecuador highlight the importance of language addressing the status of taxes in investment treaties.
keywords: Ecuador , finance | banking | taxes , France , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
New weaknesses: Despite a major win, arbitration decisions in 2014 increase the US’s future exposure to litigation and liability
CCSI | 25-Jan-2015
In 2014, the US again emerged the winner in investor-state arbitration. But it did suffer losses on a number of important issues, and those losses leave it more vulnerable to future claims, litigation costs, and potential liability.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
Chevron’s battered image over Ecuador ecological disaster takes another hit in Davos
Amazon Watch | 23-Jan-2015
Oil giant wins "lifetime achievement" award for efforts to evade justice
keywords: actions | resistance , Ecuador , environment , health , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
India and bilateral investment treaties – are they worth it?
Beyond Brics | 21-Jan-2015
Instead of relying only on a treaty-based approach, India should initiate domestic policy reforms to attract and protect foreign investments, argues Kavaljit Singh
keywords: BRICS , India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US