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“Free trade deal”, what? Chinese sue Australia over Darwin Port
Michael West Media | 6-May-2026
The Chinese owner of Darwin Port suing the Australian government shows why ‘free trade’ deals must not include investor rights to sue governments (ISDS).
keywords: Australia , China , investor-state disputes | ISDS , services
El Veredicto de Bogotá: impacto del arbitraje de inversiones en la soberanía de los Pueblos
El Observador GT | 5-May-2026
El mecanismo de Solución de Controversias entre Inversionistas y Estados (ISDS, por sus siglas en inglés) ha dejado de ser un tecnicismo legal para convertirse en un factor determinante de la política económica y ambiental en América Latina, con sus consecuentes impactos sociales, ambientales, políticos y culturales para sus poblaciones indígenas y no indígenas.
keywords: actions | resistance , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Latin America
ActionAid worried over outdated agreements, investor-settlement systems across Africa
Blueprint | 5-May-2026
ActionAid Nigeria, has observed that across Africa, there is increasing concern about outdated agreements and the Investor-State Dispute Settlement system, which allows investors the protection rights over the national interests, and shrink decisions making spaces.
keywords: Africa , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Nigeria
Fossil fuel phase-out conference: governments cite ISDS as a barrier to just transition
AFTINET | 5-May-2026
Australia and 56 other governments, representing around one third of global GDP, met last week in Santa Marta, Colombia, and agreed to map out practical ways to phase out fossil fuels at the first global diplomatic forum to assess practical steps to do so.
keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
National security implications in ISDS vis-à-vis AI regulation
White & Case | 4-May-2026
Technological advances create novel security risks, prompting States to adopt national security measures that restrict foreign investors in this space.
keywords: digital economy | e-commerce , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Mettre fin à l’ISDS : une nécessité démocratique et juridique pour la Belgique
CNCD 11.11.11 | 4-May-2026
À l’heure où la Belgique et l’Union européenne sont confrontées à des défis majeurs en matière de transition énergétique et d’autonomie stratégique, le cadre juridique régissant la protection des investissements mérite une réévaluation urgente.
keywords: Belgium , climate , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Canadian Pacific Kansas City inicia arbitraje contra México por concesión ferroviaria
Milenio | 1-May-2026
Este procedimiento fue promovido bajo el amparo del Acuerdo Integral y Progresista de Asociación Transpacífico (Cptpp), que contempla mecanismos de solución de controversias entre inversionistas y Estados.
keywords: Canada , CPTPP , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico
El Gobierno contraataca para frenar el arbitraje de 1.250 millones de Berkeley por la mina de uranio
Vozpopuli | 1-May-2026
En noviembre de 2022, la compañía ya había enviado al Gobierno una notificación formal de disputa al amparo del Tratado de la Carta de la Energía. Sin acuerdo entre las partes, la minera registró finalmente su demanda ante el CIADI en mayo de 2024, inicialmente por unos 920 millones de euros.
keywords: ECT , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Spain
Geopolitical tensions create new risks for satellite operators globally
Yahoo | 30-Apr-2026
On March 31, 2026, AsiaSat lost its authorization to provide satellite capacity in India, which prompted the company to fire a bilateral investment treaty trigger notice at the Indian government
keywords: China , geopolitics , India , investor-state disputes | ISDS , services , telecommunications
Written notification of withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty
Energy Charter | 29-Apr-2026
Ireland deposited with the Energy Charter Secretariat a written notification of its decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty.
keywords: ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Ireland