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Investor-State Dispute Settlement reform: the multilateral investment court was never the answer
27-Oct-2020     Michigan Journal of International Law
The problem with the ISDS is not the format of the dispute settlement. The problem is that it is designed to give corporations power to go after government policies.
Vodafone arbitration award: Centre to challenge telco's Rs 22,100 crore tax case win
27-Oct-2020     Business Today
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has advised the government that the decision of an arbitration tribunal cannot contradict the law passed by a sovereign parliament.
RI-South Korea trade deal sign of things to come
27-Oct-2020     The Jakarta Post
Indonesia is set to sign a trade agreement with South Korea and seeks ensure that a larger deal at the regional level will also be inked, as the country focuses on increasing overseas market access in the hopes of lifting its economy out of the mire of the pandemic.
Another Australian miner sues another poor country, this time Barrick’s Porgera in PNG
27-Oct-2020     Michael West
Australian mining companies are increasingly using ISDS processes and are being awarded billions based on dubious calculations of potential lost profits by unaccountable international tribunals.
China ramps up imports from US as trade deal target looms
27-Oct-2020     Bloomberg
Purchases of soybeans, oil surge in September, data show. China is still lagging its full-year target agreed with US.
China tensions push India and Taiwan closer together
27-Oct-2020     DW
India is seeing public opinion drastically shift in favor of Taiwan amid growing anti-Beijing sentiments. But will New Delhi risk its Asian rival's wrath for stronger ties with Taipei?
Indonesia expects to sign RCEP in mid-November
27-Oct-2020     The Jakarta Post
Indonesia expects to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in mid-November as the countries concerned finish negotiating the trade issues.
India, Philippines negotiate on bilateral investment deal
26-Oct-2020     Vietnam Plus
India and the Philippines have begun negotiations on a bilateral investment agreement as they want to further boost their economic ties.
Jersey's BIT with the UAE and reflections on investment treaty practice in non-sovereign autonomous regions
26-Oct-2020     Mondaq
Most recently, Jersey has joined Hong Kong as another non-sovereign entity that negotiates its own BITs. Jersey is set to sign its first BIT with the UAE later this year.
Why India should challenge the Vodafone-India BIT award
26-Oct-2020     Bar and Bench
The scope of consent to arbitration is an important issue that needs to be finally settled - not least because it could have multi-billion dollar implications for India in respect of other cases involving challenges to India’s taxation measures by foreign investors.