Australia
APHR | 10-Mar-2020
As ministers of the member countries of the RCEP meet for final negotiations over the trade agreement this week, regional lawmakers today expressed concern about the lack of parliamentary and public oversight of the deal, as well as its potential human rights impacts.
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ASEAN ,
Australia ,
bilateralism & multilateralism ,
China ,
intellectual property ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
Japan ,
Korea ,
New Zealand
Mining Technology | 20-Jan-2020
Australian mining company Indiana Resources has become the second company in a week to declare a dispute with the Tanzanian government over repossessed retention licences.
Red Carpet Courts | 1-Jan-2020
FOEI, TNI, IGJ, Focus | 1-Jan-2020
Sydney Criminal Lawyers | 30-Oct-2019
Interview with AFTINET convenor Dr Patricia Ranald about how the ISDS regime developed, the reasons why these mechanisms are so detrimental, and the impact the TPP-11 agreement could have on Australia.
AFTINET | 21-Oct-2019
Organisations representing millions of Australians wrote to Labor MPs last week asking them to implement their policies against harmful proposals including special rights for foreign investors to sue governments for millions over domestic laws.
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actions | resistance ,
Australia ,
from the movements ,
Hong Kong ,
Indonesia ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
Peru
The Age | 22-Jul-2019
Australian company planned was to mine tantulum, but seventeen years later, the company is suing the Egyptian government for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars after the military regime blocked plans.
Bangkok Post | 12-Jun-2019
Australian gold mining firm Kingsgate Consolidated is seeking negotiations with the new Thai government over the case in which it was ordered to cease mining operations in Phichit two years ago.
AFTINET | 12-Jun-2019
A new study of trade and investment deals concluded in 2018 by UNCTAD shows that most have either omitted ISDS altogether or severely limited its scope, reports AFTINET
Reuters | 14-May-2019
Poland’s prime minister and other government officials will meet to discuss a threat by Australia’s Prairie Mining to sue Warsaw over difficulties it faced in developing coal projects
