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TIFA meeting to be held in October
17-Sep-2015     China Post
The next round of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks between Taiwan and the U.S. will be held in October in Taipei at the earliest. Besides food safety, Taiwan is expected to raise issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and bilateral investment agreement (BIA) in the meeting.
ECI last call
16-Sep-2015    
TPP protesters arrested in Wellington
16-Sep-2015    
A large group of protesters battling against the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal have been arrested for trespassing in Wellington this afternoon.
Positive effects of TTIP tribunals for investment unclear
16-Sep-2015     Euractiv
According to EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström, "no direct relationship" can be seen between the controversial arbitration tribunals in the draft EU-US trade agreement and increased investment, adding fuel to its critics’ fires.
Cairn Energy set to go to ICJ against India
15-Sep-2015     Financial Express
Cairn Energy is set to approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ), asking it to appoint an arbitrator on behalf of the Indian government in its $1.6 bn...
Gov't accuses Marsans group of 'selling' ICSID lawsuit to vulture fund
15-Sep-2015     Buenos Aires Herald
Litigation finance treats litigation claims as financeable assets, just like real estate or receivables
Uruguay decision to exit controversial trade deal talks with US appropriate
15-Sep-2015     Sputnik
Former Uruguayan senator Alberto Couriel said that there is "no free trade" in the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), promoted by the United States.
India likely to sign FTA with Australia, Chile soon
15-Sep-2015     The Economic Times
India are very close to signing FTA with Chile and having next level discussion with Australia for FTA agreement according to Department of Commerce Joint Secretary Dammu Ravi on the sidelines of industry consultation meeting on RCEP Negotiations.
Australia’s stance in IP negotiations: ‘That didn’t work, let’s do it again.’
14-Sep-2015     Crikey
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is meant to be one definition of insanity. It’s also a pretty good definition of poor policymaking.
Towards post-Western investment law?
14-Sep-2015     Voelkerrechtsblog
International Investment Law (IIL) has always been a battleground of competing paradigms and imaginations of economic world order. Today, the old battles between North and South over the rules of global investment are considered history.