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ISDS reform
Institutional innovation in investment treaties: The India-EFTA TEPA model and alternative frameworks for dispute prevention
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 28-Jan-2026
TEPA addresses fundamental conflicts of emerging market investment structures. The agreement will enable India to escape the ISDS 2015 liability trap, balancing defensive provisions with a pro-investor focus.
keywords: EFTA , India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
Kyrgyzstan introduces new multi-tier dispute settlement mechanism in Investment Law 2025
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 16-Jan-2026
This approach is unlikely to achieve the intended effect on ISDS clauses in Kyrgyzstan’s BITs unless these clauses are explicitly contingent upon domestic law.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , Kyrgyzstan
The sound and fury of Venezuela’s ICSID denunciation
Ulpiano | 7-Jan-2026
If the Venezuela experience is any indication, denouncing the ICSID Convention by itself will not provide much satisfaction.
keywords: ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , Venezuela
OIC nations’ need for fairer investor-state dispute reforms
The Express Tribune | 10-Dec-2025
UN prepares for key ISDS reforms, OIC countries strive for balance between investor protection and sovereignty.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , OIC , UNCITRAL
Reassessing consent in counterclaims: rebalancing investment protection and public interest under the UNCITRAL ISDS reform
EJIL: Talk! | 28-Nov-2025
One of the most notable proposals identifies an investor’s initiation of arbitration as implied consent to a tribunal’s jurisdiction over counterclaims.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , UNCITRAL
Argentina in the maze of international arbitration: a record number of arbitration claims and new concessions for investors
ISDS impacts | 20-Nov-2025
For over 20 years, Argentina had the world’s highest number of investor claims before international arbitration tribunals. It also has the highest number of bilateral investment treaties in force in Latin America and the Caribbean.
keywords: Argentina , from the movements , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
The constitutional shield: how Colombia’s judiciary shapes investment treaties through joint interpretation
South Centre | 12-Nov-2025
This policy brief examines an innovative judicial approach by the Colombian Constitutional Court in response to an increase in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims.
keywords: Colombia , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform
OIC member states move to modernize investment agreement
Zawya | 28-Oct-2025
Held the first meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement on Promotion, Protection and Guarantee of Investments.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , OIC
Time and compromise in UNCITRAL’s Working Group III
EJIL: Talk! | 23-Oct-2025
During the week of 22 September 2025, States once again met in Vienna under Working Group III of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) to deliberate reforms to investor–State dispute settlement.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , UNCITRAL
Argentina en el laberinto del arbitraje internacional: récord de demandas arbitrales y nuevas concesiones para los inversores
ISDS América Latina | 13-Oct-2025
Durante más de dos décadas, Argentina fue el país más demandado del mundo por corporaciones extranjeras. Bajo el mecanismo ISDS, empresas transnacionales llevaron al Estado a tribunales internacionales privados por medidas tomadas en contextos de crisis económica y social. Actualmente el país enfrenta 65 demandas, con reclamos por más de USD 36.800 millones. El país ya fue obligado a pagar USD 9.330 millones, una cifra que duplica el presupuesto educativo anual. Los sectores más afectados: energía, finanzas, agua y residuos.
keywords: Argentina , from the movements , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform