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Dispute settlement mechanisms: BoI asked to show ‘flexibility’
Business Recorder | 30-Nov-2023
These directions were issued after threadbare discussion with Saudi Arabia and Qatar which are insisting on the option of international arbitration in a template of Bilateral Investment Treaty.
keywords: GCC , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , UAE
Who knew Queensland’s richest man is a foreign investor?
The Australia Institute | 30-Nov-2023
Clive Palmer’s controversial legal strategies challenge Australia’s trade agreements and environmental laws, and have profound implications for global climate action.
keywords: Australia , climate , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Investor-state dispute settlements: a hidden handbrake on climate action
IIED | 30-Nov-2023
To achieve the Paris Agreement’s climate goals, states must move away from fossil fuels. But investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) — a system that enables companies to take states to international arbitration — can increase the cost of this transition.
keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
UNCITRAL and ISDS reform: Lifelong learning
EJIL: Talk! | 30-Nov-2023
Our frequent inability to answer even basic questions about the full universe is a salutary reminder that we know less than is ideal about investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS , UNCITRAL
Opinion | Use BITs to plan ahead for disaster
FDI Intelligence | 28-Nov-2023
Investors should prioritise treaty protections when structuring foreign investments, say lawyers.
keywords: corporate interests , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
First Quantum warns of arbitration as Panama weighs copper contract
Reuters | 27-Nov-2023
Canada’s First Quantum intends to start arbitration against Panama, the Central American nation’s trade ministry and the company said, as Panama’s top court considers annulling a copper contract that opponents call unfair.
keywords: Canada , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Panama
Honduras is fighting back against corporate colonialism
Tribune | 24-Nov-2023
American billionaires are suing the Honduran government for blocking the creation of a libertarian city-state in the country. If they win, it will be a devastating victory for corporate colonialism over democracy.
keywords: CAFTA , Honduras , investor-state disputes | ISDS , sovereignty | democracy
Abuja agrees to settlement with ENI over OPL 245
Africa Intelligence | 24-Nov-2023
The battle over block OPL 245 between Nigeria and Italian major ENI was suspended on 16 November.
keywords: energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Nigeria
The global minimum tax spurs need for faster investment agreement reforms
UNCTAD | 24-Nov-2023
A UNCTAD report highlights the interplay between efforts to tackle tax avoidance and protect investment, calling for accelerated reforms to align investment agreements with new global tax rules.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Energy Charter Treaty plans for expansion revealed in recently posted notes
Global Justice Now | 24-Nov-2023
Notes from the Energy Charter Treaty Conference reveal plans for the controversial Energy Charter Treaty to expand to more oil-producing countries.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS

ISDS Case Map
  • Dispute settlement mechanisms: BoI asked to show ‘flexibility’
    • Business Recorder | 30-Nov-2023
  • Who knew Queensland’s richest man is a foreign investor?
    • The Australia Institute | 30-Nov-2023
  • Investor-state dispute settlements: a hidden handbrake on climate action
    • IIED | 30-Nov-2023
  • "Terrorisme judiciaire" : Quand les investisseurs plument les Etats qui tentent de sortir des énergies polluantes
    • Novethic | 30-Nov-2023
  • UNCITRAL and ISDS reform: Lifelong learning
    • EJIL: Talk! | 30-Nov-2023
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