Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment | 6-feb-2015
Advocates of a transatlantic investment treaty should be careful not to overstate their case and play the “China-card” as a core argument for allowing US investors to side-track EU courts.
EurActiv | 6-feb-2015
The French Senate united on Tuesday (3 February) in its opposition to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism (ISDS).
FT | 5-feb-2015
It is very difficult to refute the general allegation that the TTIP agenda is driven by big business interests, writes John Kay
EurActiv | 5-feb-2015
En France, UMP et extrême-gauche expriment les mêmes réserves sur les procédures d’arbitrage qu’ils appellent à modifier dans une résolution adoptée à l’unanimité.
EurActiv | 27-ene-2015
Trade negotiations between the EU and Canada concluded in October 2013, but France and Germany now want to make changes to the CETA agreement’s investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clause.
EurActiv | 27-ene-2015
La France et l’Allemagne veulent modifier la clause de règlement des différends entre investisseurs et Etats de l’accord commercial UE-Canada, dont les négociations sont pourtant terminées depuis octobre 2013.
Mediate.com | 26-ene-2015
There is a developing consensus among states that it is acceptable, and even virtuous, to challenge investor-state arbitration as an infringement on the rights of the public to pass laws through their democratically-elected representatives.
SSRN | 26-ene-2015
This article analyzes the restrictive approach adopted by investor-State arbitration tribunals to human rights arguments raised by host States, as exemplified in the case of the human right to water
CCSI | 25-ene-2015
In 2014, the US again emerged the winner in investor-state arbitration. But it did suffer losses on a number of important issues, and those losses leave it more vulnerable to future claims, litigation costs, and potential liability.
Techdirt | 25-ene-2015
Even if CETA is rejected in Europe, claims under the ISDS chapter would still be possible up to three years afterwards for investments made during the provisional period.