investment | BITs

Foreign direct investment, investment agreements and economic development: myths and realities

South Centre | 2-Oct-2015

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is one of the most ambiguous and the least understood concepts in international economics. Common debate on FDI is confounded by several myths regarding its nature and impact.

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

No longer a fair game?

CDR | 2-Oct-2015

What are the next steps for investment protection in South Africa, as the country draws up new legislation governing foreign direct investment following the termination of a number of bilateral investment treaties?

keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , South Africa

TPPA could empower rejected foreign investors in legal challenges

| 23-Sep-2015

Under a Trans Pacific Partnership deal, foreign investors in New Zealand could be able to take international legal action against a government decision such as that which rejected a Chinese company’s bid for Lochinver Station, says an Auckland Law School senior lecturer.

keywords: CPTPP , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , New Zealand

International trade, investment accords, increasing controversies

SUNS | 23-Sep-2015

Two recent proposals on settling investment disputes have begun to attract attention and consideration in national and international circles.

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

HR standard and investor liability in the new model of Indonesian BITs

Indonesia for Global Justice | 9-Sep-2015

The Government plan to reassess the 64 Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) that have been signed by Indonesia immediately.

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

Chafing at the BIT

Financial Express | 29-Aug-2015

The government is looking to replace the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (BIPPA) with a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT),

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

Ecuador’s experience with international investment arbitration

South Centre | 26-Aug-2015

The brief reviews Ecuador’s experience with investment treaties and investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). The paper explains the historical and geopolitical context of the decisions Ecuador has taken in regard to bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and ISDS.

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

Reko Diq arbitration: Can there be a settlement?

| 13-Aug-2015

We have been hearing news of the Pakistan government’s efforts to reach a settlement with the Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) in connection with the Reko Diq matter involving copper and gold reserves worth billions of dollars.

keywords: ICSID , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Pakistan

Poland risks Bilateral Investment Treaty claims in adopting new law

Lexology | 5-Aug-2015

The Polish Parliament has just passed a new law restricting investment in certain strategic Polish companies, which raises the risk of potential Bilateral Investment Treaty claims

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