New York Times | 9-Sep-2020
Pakistan is seeking the reversal of a $5.8 billion penalty imposed by an international tribunal for denying a mining lease to an Australian company, saying that paying the fine would hinder its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Euractiv | 8-Sep-2020
The 1991 Energy Charter Treaty must be profoundly overhauled in order to remove all “obsolete” provisions protecting fossil fuel investments and hindering climate action, lawmakers from across Europe said.
Climate Change News | 8-Sep-2020
The Japanese government is blocking reform of a treaty that allows energy companies to sue nation states when climate policies affect their profits.
Equal Times | 7-Sep-2020
Is it possible to take urgently needed action on climate change while simultaneously protecting the fossil fuel industry, the very cause of climate imbalance?
Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 7-Sep-2020
In recent years, mediation has been actively discussed for the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) regime, particularly as a means of reducing costs and delays.
CIS Arbitration Forum | 6-Sep-2020
In the 2000s, the region has seen a significant increase in the number of investor-state disputes.
International Law Office | 4-Sep-2020
With state measures in response to COVID-19 being compounded by an already difficult economic environment for investors, they may have little choice but to challenge those measures.
Baltic News Network | 4-Sep-2020
The case KVV Liepājas metalurgs owner Yevgenij Kazmin had against the state of Latvia has been put on hold, according to information from the State Chancellery.
AFTINET | 3-Sep-2020
Australia, with its many Bilateral Investment Treaties and FTAs, contributes to a system of treaty shopping by mining companies looking to sue governments over unfavourable decisions.
Lexology | 3-Sep-2020
For the first time, an ISDS tribunal has qualified project finance as a foreign investment protected under an investment treaty.

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