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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
‘COP30 must declare an end to ISDS’, delegates told
Global Justice Now | 18-Nov-2025
Campaigners launched a new initiative to phase out ‘corporate courts’ which are now a “major impediment to climate action.”
keywords: climate , investor-state disputes | ISDS , UK
El Ciadi alista su resolución sobre Vulcan Materials y presiona a Sheinbaum para lograr un acuerdo
La Política Online | 17-Nov-2025
En su última conversación con el secretario de Estado Marco Rubio, el canciller Juan Ramón De la Fuente entendió que la resolución del CIADI sería inminente y marcaría un precedente incomodo para el Gobierno de cara a la renegociación del T-MEC.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA
K-Electric: Govt facing arbitration threat from Saudi, Kuwaiti investors
Business Recorder | 17-Nov-2025
The Government of Pakistan is facing a potential threat of arbitration from Saudi and Kuwaiti investors, key shareholders in K-Electric, who have already served a USD2 billion notice on Islamabad.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Pakistan
Tribunal members named in €14bn Fridman claim against Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Times | 17-Nov-2025
No hearing date or location set in Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman’s arbitration case over assets frozen by the Grand Duchy’s government.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Luxembourg , militarism | terrorism | security , Russia
Un oligarque russe réclame 14 milliards d’euros au Luxembourg: un tribunal d’arbitrage constitué
virgule | 17-Nov-2025
Aucune date ni aucun lieu d’audience n’a cependant été fixé dans la procédure d’arbitrage du magnat russe Mikhail Fridman concernant les avoirs gelés par le gouvernement du Grand-Duché.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Luxembourg , militarism | terrorism | security , Russia
The curious case of S Alam and our investment treaty regime
The Daily Star | 14-Nov-2025
The S Alam arbitration should therefore be seen not simply as a legal challenge but as a policy signal.
keywords: Bangladesh , finance | banking | taxes , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Singapore
MICI sustenta traslado de $4.7 millones para cubrir gastos legales del arbitraje con Minera Panamá
Telemetro | 13-Nov-2025
El ministro de Comercio e Industrias Julio Moltó, sustentó ante la Comisión de Presupuesto de la Asamblea Nacional traslados de partidas por $4.7 millones, destinados al pago de honorarios a las firmas internacionales que representaron al Estado panameño en el arbitraje iniciado por Minera Panamá, cuya demanda asciende a $2,000 millones.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Panama
Perú mantiene 22 litigios arbitrales ante la CIADI y puede sumar uno más si no cumple con aplicación del cobro de la TUUA
Infobae | 13-Nov-2025
Perú mantiene un total de veintidós litigios arbitrales vigentes ante el CIADI, con un monto en disputa que podría llegar a los USD 10.000 millones, equivalente al 3,9% del Producto Bruto Interno nacional. Una deuda que tendría que ser asumida por todos los peruanos.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Peru
Korean court prepares to enforce ICSID award, Lone Star faces 316 billion won damages
Chosun Biz | 13-Nov-2025
Korean court set to implement ICSID compensation order, lone star may owe roughly 316.5 billion won plus interest.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Korea , US