investment | BITs
Mexico Star | 21-Nov-2016
Hong Kong and Chile confirmed that they have signed a bilateral investment agreement at the APEC summit.
Bordelex | 3-Nov-2016
Once a desirable form of European international relations endorsed by the Commission, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) became a problematic issue after the accession of former socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union, and with the emergence of the first intra-EU investment arbitration – ISDS – cases.
Lexology | 27-Oct-2016
Cuba’s investment protection framework is surprisingly robust, though there are serious questions about the de facto protections actually afforded to U.S. and other investors.
The Hindu | 24-Oct-2016
New Delhi examining whether dispute settlement mechanism can be tweaked
TDM | 20-Oct-2016
This Special Issue presents diverse views on a number of salient topics affecting international arbitration involving the African continent.
IIED | 18-Oct-2016
There is considerable room to rethink substantive norms and dispute settlement arrangements.
IOL | 18-Oct-2016
Cabinet’s endorsement of the draft International Arbitration Bill in April this year gave a welcome indication that South Africa would soon provide investors with one of the essential tools for operating in the modern global economy.
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investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
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KWM | 17-Oct-2016
The viability of the Filipino nickel industry is in a state of flux following President Rodrigo Duterte’s national audit of the country’s forty mines. Lawyers explore ISDS options.
The Hill Times | 12-Oct-2016
The Liberals’ relative flexibility on investor-state dispute systems and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and an expected visit to India by the PM, may help to move talks along.
ALAI | 7-Oct-2016
Ante la indiscutible proliferación de acuerdos de carácter multilateral y bilateral destinados a proteger las operaciones de la inversión extranjera, muchas veces a contracorriente de los intereses de los gobiernos receptores de capital y de las comunidades, resulta imprescindible analizar el contenido e implicaciones desde el enfoque de la sociedad civil.
