Articles in English
Euractiv | 21-Nov-2022
The European Commission will ask to remove the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty from the agenda of an ECT summit on Tuesday 22 November after EU countries failed to reach a majority in favour of reforming the charter.
Market Watch | 21-Nov-2022
Berkeley Energia Ltd. sent a written notification of an investment dispute to the Spanish government following the rejection of its application to construct a uranium-concentrate plant as a radioactive facility at its Salamanca project in November 2021
Euractiv | 17-Nov-2022
Slovenia is no longer a party to the Energy Charter Treaty after the Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously endorsed the government’s proposal to withdraw.
The Australian Financial Review | 16-Nov-2022
“ISDS clauses pose a direct threat to Australia’s sovereignty and the ability of the Australian government to make laws in the national interest. They have no place in any agreement which claims to have the interests of working people at heart,” the Australian Council of Trade Unions said.
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Australia ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
Farrer & Co | 16-Nov-2022
This article summarises the legal protections which may be available to investors in times of armed conflict under investment treaty arbitration.
The Guardian | 15-Nov-2022
Secret court set up under energy charter treaty accused of conflicts of interest, self-regulation issues and institutional bias.
https://sites.google.com/view/isds-... | 15-Nov-2022
Civil society organisations are calling on governments to remove the threat that ISDS poses to the climate. The following statement outlines our primary concerns and demands. We seek to put pressure on our governments as they meet at COP 27 in November 2022.
The Australian Financial Review | 15-Nov-2022
In a big win for unions and “fair trade” campaigners, Australian Trade Minister will announce government’s vow to strip future free trade agreements of investor-state dispute settlement clauses and water them down in existing deals.
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Australia ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS
Euractiv | 14-Nov-2022
Reuters | 14-Nov-2022
The report suggests that progress on IIA reform is critical to enable countries to address the challenges of climate change.
