Computer World | 29-ago-2014
A Senate inquiry has recommended against passing a bill that would bar Australia from entering into trade agreements that include so-called ’investor-state dispute settlement’ clauses.
Reuters | 28-ago-2014
EU lawmakers are threatening to block a multibillion-dollar trade pact between Canada and the European Union – a blueprint for a much bigger EU-US deal – because it would allow firms to sue governments if they breach the treaty.
Reuters | 28-ago-2014
Newmont Mining Corp has withdrawn an international arbitration filing against the Indonesian government, government and company officials said on Tuesday, indicating a possible breakthrough in a seven-month dispute that halted exports.
Commision Européenne | 28-ago-2014
L’Union européenne a franchi aujourd’hui une étape importante vers la mise en place d’une politique globale d’investissement, avec la publication d’un règlement établissant un nouvel ensemble de règles pour gérer les litiges dans le cadre des accords d’investissement conclus avec ses partenaires commerciaux.
European Commission | 28-ago-2014
The European Union today took an important step towards creating a comprehensive EU investment policy, with the publication of a Regulation setting out a new set of rules to manage disputes under the EU’s investment agreements with its trading partners.
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 28-ago-2014
Indonesia is not the only Asia-Pacific nation that is reassessing investment treaties containing provisions on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS, especially arbitration).
Jakarta Globe | 28-ago-2014
US firm Newmont Mining has withdrawn its arbitration claim against Indonesia
S&D Group in the EP | 27-ago-2014
The Socialist & Democrat Group in the European Parliament has always opposed the inclusion of the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism in CETA, says their president G. Pitella, and it will be up to the Parliament to decide whether or not to ratify the agreement.
ContreLaCour | 26-ago-2014
Le chapitre relatif aux investissements, avec notamment la partie relative au mécanisme de règlement des différends Etat-investisseur, étant traduit, ContreLaCour s’attache en ce moment à la traduction du projet de Traité dans son ensemble.
Public Citizen | 23-ago-2014
Pacific Rim Mining Corp., a Canadian-based multinational firm, sought to establish a massive gold mine using water-intensive cyanide ore processing in the basin of El Salvador’s largest river, Rio Lempa.