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Is investor-state dispute settlement legal? A plea for EU judges to check
Client Earth | 28-Oct-2015
We have severe doubts that ISDS is compatible with EU law, as we show in our new study.
keywords: EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
International trade: UN expert calls for abolition of Investor-State dispute settlement arbitrations
OHCHR | 28-Oct-2015
Trade must be made to work for human rights and development and not against them,” the United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, has said
keywords: human rights , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Do we need investment treaties?
The Jakarta Post | 27-Oct-2015
The essential purpose of investment treaties is to promote and protect foreign investment. This view is likely to be the reasoning of Indonesia when making bilateral investment treaties.
keywords: Indonesia , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Edgewater responds to Galician Government statements concerning its mining concessions at the Corcoesto Gold Project, Spain
Market Wired | 27-Oct-2015
Edgewater and Corcoesto intend to exercise all available remedies to protect the rights and the interests of their shareholders, including international arbitration.
keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
Los canadienses exigen a España una indemnización millonaria por la mina de oro de Corcoesto
Público | 26-Oct-2015
La Xunta retiró a la multinacional Edgewater los derechos sobre la explotación gallega por falta de solvencia. La empresa amenaza con recurrir a un tribunal de arbitraje.
keywords: Canada , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining
Lawyer claims part of new trade deal ‘creates an alternative court system’
East Anglia Daily Times | 26-Oct-2015
Parts of a controversial new trade deal being negotiated between the European Union and the United States are illegal, it has been claimed.
keywords: environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
La mejor prueba de los peligros del TTIP y el CETA: Una empresa canadiense anuncia una demanda contra España
Amigos de la Tierra | 23-Oct-2015
La empresa canadiense Edgewater quiere demandar a España por rechazar el proyecto de una mina de oro a cielo abierto en Cabana de Bergantiños, Galicia. Amigos de la Tierra denuncia que la indemnización solicitada podría ser millonaria.
keywords: Canada , corporate interests , investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
TPP sets limit on corporate suits
The Japan News | 23-Oct-2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact limits the period for foreign companies to file damages lawsuits against host states over sudden regulatory changes to 3½ years
keywords: CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Japan
Traité transatlantique : un système d’arbitrage toujours aussi « anti-démocratique »
Le Monde | 23-Oct-2015
Les investisseurs conserveront le privilège de pouvoir attaquer des décisions publiques devant un organe d’arbitrage, sans que l’inverse soit possible.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , TTIP
NAFTA panel could rule on investor-state challenge targeting Ontario this month
Rabble | 22-Oct-2015
Billionaire T. Boone Pickens is suing Canada through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for $700 million in future lost profit.
keywords: Canada , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA