investment | BITs

Navigating governments’ obligations in the context of land investments

Earth Institute | 17-Mar-2016

A new report from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment explores the dilemmas posed by land investments under international investment treaties and human rights law.

keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , land

Au nom du climat, rénover les règles du commerce mondial

Le Monde | 3-Mar-2016

Depuis de nombreuses années, les institutions internationales affirment qu’un « soutien mutuel » entre commerce et climat est possible. Mais l’entreprise multinationale du secteur énergétique Transcanada vient d’ébranler quelque peu cette croyance.

keywords: climate , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA

Poland says to cancel bilateral investment treaties

Global Post | 26-Feb-2016

EU member Poland wants to cancel its bilateral investment treaties (BITS) on the basis of which foreign investors have lodged claims worth nearly a billion euros in international arbitration.

keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Poland

Canada and Hong Kong FIPA signed: A boost to the bilateral business relation

Lexology | 24-Feb-2016

FIPA sets out respective rights and reciprocal binding obligations for Canada and Hong Kong, including non-discriminatory treatment, minimum standard of treatment and dispute resolutions rules.

keywords: Canada , Hong Kong , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Canada re-opens investment talks with India

Embassy | 17-Feb-2016

Canada’s government has officially re-opened negotiations with India over a bilateral investment treaty the two sides nearly agreed upon almost a decade ago.

keywords: Canada , India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform

Japan and the Islamic Republic of Iran sign a bilateral investment agreement

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 16-Feb-2016

The Agreement stipulates rules for investment protection and the development of an investment environment.

keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Iran , Japan , natural resources

Conciliation and arbitration law: Times of change in investment protection in Bolivia

IISD | 15-Feb-2016

Bolivia’s experience has shown that attracting foreign investment does not by itself generate the expected development for host states and that, rather, it consists in a mechanism for financing and transferring resources from the South to the North.

keywords: Bolivia , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform

Negotiations kick off on a binding treaty on business and human rights

IISD | 15-Feb-2016

The UNGPs set out a three-pillar framework: the state duty to protect human rights, the corporate responsibility to respect human rights, and access to remedy for victims of business-related abuses.

keywords: human rights , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform

The whole BIT

Business Today | 11-Feb-2016

The revised model text for bilateral investment treaties has addressed many concerns, but to avoid litigations, India must renegotiate existing treaties on the basis of the new norms.

keywords: India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform