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Suleiman Kerimov’s daughter initiated proceedings against Switzerland
Izvestia | 16-Jan-2026
Gulnara, the daughter of billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, initiated the first ever investment dispute against Switzerland over sanctions.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , militarism | terrorism | security , Russia , Switzerland
EU sanctions and the undoing of international investment arbitration
EJIL: Talk! | 16-Jan-2026
It seems clear that the EU’s sanctions-protecting measures cannot be reconciled with the international legality that underpins ISDS.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , militarism | terrorism | security , Russia
Denmark’s Rockwool says Russia has seized four of its factories
Reuters | 14-Jan-2026
The company added that it will defend its legal rights under the bilateral investment treaty between the countries.
keywords: Denmark , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia
Actifs gelés, plaintes brûlantes : comment les oligarques russes et d’autres investisseurs utilisent l’arbitrage d’investissement pour contester les sanctions
Institut Veblen | 9-Dec-2025
Les sanctions économiques contre l’État russe sont contestées par des oligarques et des entreprises russes devant des tribunaux privés, via un mécanisme inclus dans les traités d’investissement.
keywords: EU , from the movements , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , militarism | terrorism | security , Russia , Ukraine
Dutch court freezes TurkStream assets over Crimea dispute
Harici | 9-Dec-2025
In a case concluded in November 2023, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ordered Russia to pay $207.8 million in compensation, along with interest and arbitration costs, to Akhmetov’s company for the expropriation of its assets in Crimea.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , militarism | terrorism | security , Russia , Ukraine
Frozen assets, hot claims: How Russian oligarchs and other investors sue over sanctions
European Trade Justice Coalition | 9-Dec-2025
Economic sanctions against Russia are now being challenged by Russian oligarchs and companies in private tribunals using a mechanism written into investment treaties.
keywords: EU , from the movements , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , militarism | terrorism | security , Russia , Ukraine
New China-Russia bilateral investment agreement takes effect: MOFCOM
Global Times | 2-Dec-2025
The new Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments formally came into effect.
keywords: China , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Russia
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions
The Guardian | 1-Dec-2025
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts
keywords: climate , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Russia , UK
UK being sued by billionaire Russian oligarch in ‘secret corporate court’
Global Justice Now | 20-Nov-2025
The UK government is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court, it has been revealed.
keywords: from the movements , investor-state disputes | ISDS , militarism | terrorism | security , Russia , UK
EU Commission pledges to protect Belgium over Russian assets
Politico | 18-Nov-2025
Belgium fears that using the assets would leave it exposed to Russian legal action. This is a major concern for Belgium, which has a bilateral investment treaty with Russia, first signed in 1989.
keywords: Belgium , EU , geopolitics , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , militarism | terrorism | security , Russia