ISDS reform

Tweaked versions of the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism being proposed to avoid the most controversial aspects of regular forms of ISDS

India and Brazil conclude negotiations of Bilateral Investment Treaty
The conclusion of negotiations between India and Brazil culminating in a near-final treaty between the two nations.
EU closes in on TTIP-style deal with Japan
Officials in Brussels have announced that they are close to securing a free trade agreement with Japan.
EU, RI look to negotiate CEPA points
Indonesia will seek a win-win outcome for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the European Union, having exchanged views on a number of crucial sticking points ahead of the next round of negotiations in January.
EU Executive to step up efforts to set up international investment dispute settlement system
The European Commission wants to give a strong push within the EU and around the globe for the establishment of a multilateral investment dispute settlement system.
EU asks India not to scrap bilateral investment treaties with member states
The EU terms India's move 'unilateral', says lack of investor protection might stop European investments to India.
EU concerned as India won’t renew investment pact with Netherlands
India will not renew an investment treaty with the Netherlands that will expire on November 30 as part of its plan to rework all similar pacts it signed with other countries.
EU executive and Canada join forces to promote multilateral investment system to replace ISDS
The move follows the Commission’s pledge from last year to “start work, together with other countries, on setting up a permanent International Investment Court.”
Brics dispute resolution mechanism: Challenges ahead, but promises much
Any intra-Brics framework will only be effective if awards rendered by such a body are enforceable without the added difficulty of getting entangled in domestic proceedings.
Canada to India: Tighten investment protection norms in new model treaty
New Delhi examining whether dispute settlement mechanism can be tweaked
The EU-Canada Joint Interpretive Declaration on the CETA
For eight reasons, Gus Van Harten argues that the Declaration does very little to alleviate key concerns arising from the CETA's proposed special rights and privileges for foreign investors