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Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) refers to a way of handling conflicts under international investment agreements whereby companies from one party are allowed to sue the government of another party. This means they can file a complaint and seek compensation for damages. Many BITs and investment chapters of FTAs allow for this if the investor’s expectation of a profit has been negatively affected by some action that the host government took, such as changing a policy. The dispute is normally handled not in a public court but through a private abritration panel. The usual venues where these proceedings take place are the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (World Bank), the International Chamber of Commerce, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law or the International Court of Justice.

ISDS is a hot topic right now because it is being challenged very strongly by concerned citizens in the context of the EU-US TTIP negotiations, the TransPacific Partnership talks and the CETA deal between Canada and the EU.

Colombia: Informe analiza los costos en el arbitraje de inversiones
CIAR Global | 18-Nov-2022
El documento “Costos en el Arbitraje Inversionista-Estado“, publicado por la Agencia Nacional de Defensa Jurídica del Estado (ANDJE), analiza el comportamiento de costos de Colombia en un contexto latinoamericano e internacional con datos de 105 laudos públicos emitidos entre junio de 2017 y diciembre de 2021.
keywords: Colombia , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS
« Depuis trente ans, le droit international du commerce et de l’investissement l’emporte sur le droit de l’environnement »
Le Monde | 18-Nov-2022
Les institutions et les règles qui organisent la mondialisation constituent un obstacle majeur à la mise en place de toute mesure efficace de protection de l’environnement et de réponse à l’urgence climatique.
keywords: climate , ECT , France , from the movements , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Slovenia withdraws from Energy Charter Treaty
Euractiv | 17-Nov-2022
Slovenia is no longer a party to the Energy Charter Treaty after the Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously endorsed the government’s proposal to withdraw.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Slovenia
Business warns investors could be spooked over trade agreement changes
The Australian Financial Review | 16-Nov-2022
“ISDS clauses pose a direct threat to Australia’s sovereignty and the ability of the Australian government to make laws in the national interest. They have no place in any agreement which claims to have the interests of working people at heart,” the Australian Council of Trade Unions said.
keywords: Australia , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Armed conflict and investment treaty arbitration
Farrer & Co | 16-Nov-2022
This article summarises the legal protections which may be available to investors in times of armed conflict under investment treaty arbitration.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , militarism | terrorism | security
Declaración sobre ISDS y el clima
ISDS and climate | 15-Nov-2022
Las organizaciones de la sociedad civil piden a los gobiernos que eliminen la amenaza que supone para el clima el mecanismo de solución de diferencias entre inversores y Estados (ISDS por sus siglas en inglés). La siguiente declaración expone nuestras principales inquietudes y reivindicaciones. Buscamos presionar a nuestros gobiernos de cara a la COP 27 que se celebrará en noviembre de 2022.
keywords: actions | resistance , climate , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Revealed: secret courts that allow energy firms to sue for billions accused of ‘bias’ as governments exit
The Guardian | 15-Nov-2022
Secret court set up under energy charter treaty accused of conflicts of interest, self-regulation issues and institutional bias.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
L’Allemagne et la Slovénie veulent quitter le traité sur la charte de l’énergie
Reporterre | 15-Nov-2022
La Slovénie et l’Allemagne ont officiellement annoncé, les 10 et 11 novembre, leur volonté de sortir du Traité sur la charte de l’énergie.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , Germany , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Slovenia
Statement on ISDS and climate
https://sites.google.com/view/isds-... | 15-Nov-2022
Civil society organisations are calling on governments to remove the threat that ISDS poses to the climate. The following statement outlines our primary concerns and demands. We seek to put pressure on our governments as they meet at COP 27 in November 2022.
keywords: actions | resistance , climate , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Déclaration ISDS - Climat
Attac France | 15-Nov-2022
Les organisations de la société civile appellent les gouvernements à éliminer la menace que les mécanismes de règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États font peser sur le climat.
keywords: actions | resistance , climate , from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS