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Peace Brigades International Canada | 2-May-2022
The ZEDEs are free from import and export taxes, but could set up their own internal forms of government, as well as courts, security forces, schools and even social security systems.
keywords:
actions | resistance ,
CAFTA ,
Honduras ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
land ,
sovereignty | democracy
Casino.org | 28-Apr-2022
After years of dispute, the ICSID ruled last November that the province of Salta must pay an eight-figure sum as compensation. Argentina has only now decided to appeal the decision.
Reuters | 28-Apr-2022
A Mexican law that nationalizes its future lithium industry violates its trade obligations under the CPTPP, the International Chamber of Commerce said.
Client Earth | 27-Apr-2022
Withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is the only realistic way for the European Union to fix the outdated treaty’s incompatibility with the EU’s own laws, a new in-depth legal study has found.
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 25-Apr-2022
The 2019 Moroccan Model BIT is a good example of the growing body of ‘new generation’ Model BITs fuelling the ISDS reform conversation.
Trend | 25-Apr-2022
Kyrgyzstan government deposited with the World Bank a document on the ratification of the ICSID Convention, thereby completing the process of joining the world’s leading institution for resolving international investment disputes.
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 21-Apr-2022
ISDS in Latin America is here to stay. While disputes in sectors such as pensions and telecoms are becoming more common in the region, we expect to see a ripening of COVID-related, tech and energy disputes.
keywords:
covid ,
e-commerce | digital economy ,
energy ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
Latin America
The Daily Guardian | 21-Apr-2022
State exclusivity in the lithium value chain can violate the treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC).
Inequality.org | 15-Apr-2022
Mexico and many other countries are facing anti-democratic corporate lawsuits like the case that pushed Khan to withdraw from international investment agreements.
keywords:
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
Mexico ,
mining ,
NAFTA | USMCA ,
Pakistan
| 14-Apr-2022
keywords:
AfCFTA ,
Africa ,
African Union ,
FTAs (texts of) ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
ISDS reform ,
leaks
