investment | BITs
The Zimbabwe Mail | 2-Sep-2020
There are only two types of farmers that can be compensated for both land and improvements on farms. On of them is farmers whose land was protected by Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreements.
JDsupra | 1-Sep-2020
While the termination agreement is in many ways the culmination of a process seeking to put an end to intra-EU investor-State dispute resolution, the story is far from over.
Le vent se lève | 28-Aug-2020
Le 22 juillet 2016, suite à une plainte internationale déposée par l’entreprise pétrolière Chevron-Texaco devant la Cour Permanente d’Arbitrage, l’État équatorien est condamné à payer une amende d’un montant de 112,8 millions de dollars.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth | 28-Aug-2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments globally are engaging in a difficult balancing act of protecting public health, mitigating economic damage and avoiding interference with private rights.
TNI | 20-Aug-2020
América Latina entre la crisis de la pandemia y el arbitraje de inversiones.
SSRN | 20-Aug-2020
Recent jurisdictional decisions suggest that sovereign debt will be subject to bilateral investment treaties for the foreseeable future.
M24 | 18-Aug-2020
Entrevistada en InterCambio la politóloga Natalia Carrau, asesora de la Confederación Sindical de las Américas e integrante de REDES – Amigos de la Tierra, explicó cómo los denominados “Tratados de Protección de Inversiones” vulneran la soberanía de los países, atentan contra las democracias y empobrecen a los Estados.
The Guardian | 16-Aug-2020
Governments around the world – including the UK – face a wave of lawsuits from foreign companies who complain that their profits have been hit by the pandemic.
South Centre | 11-Aug-2020
COVID-19 can increase liability for countries under international investment treaties. Developing countries face imminent challenges under such treaties.
Leadership | 10-Aug-2020
Nigeria is undertaking series of reforms of the country’s bilateral investment treaties to attract responsible, inclusive, balanced and sustainable investments.