Tweaked versions of the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism being proposed to avoid the most controversial aspects of regular forms of ISDS
18-Jul-2016
The Wire
India is seeking to terminate BITs signed with 57 countries and sign joint interpretative statements with the other 25 treaty states – all an outcome of the country’s new model BIT.
11-Jul-2016
The Indian Express
The notifications, issued earlier this year, effectively let governments know they have 12 months to broker new treaties before the old ones expire.
4-Jul-2016
East Asia Forum
Public debate over how best to manage the interests of foreign investors and host states has resurfaced in Australia.
30-Jun-2016
E15 Initiative
In recent years the debate over investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) has heated up and in Europe is reaching boiling point
29-Jun-2016
South Centre
A growing international community of policy makers and analysts that recognizes that major reforms in the investment treaty regime are needed.
28-Jun-2016
Domain-b
The new model text on the basis of which India is negotiating its Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) is making it difficult for America to hold bilateral talks on the proposed India-US BIT
28-Jun-2016
The Jakarta Post
The Indonesian government is currently reviewing all its international investment treaties after previously having terminated 20 bilateral investment treaties (BIT).
22-Jun-2016
Ministry of Finance of Republic of Indonesia
This regulation aims to enhance legal certainty in terms of ease of doing business and investment in Indonesia.
22-Jun-2016
ICTSD
How to encourage the flow of sustainable FDI for sustainable development? This article examines the state of the international investment law and policy regime and presents potential options for its reform.
21-Jun-2016
Friends of the Earth Europe
Friends of the Earth Europe welcomes a reference to the UN process to establish binding rules that would force multinational corporations to respect human rights laws, but calls on the EU to start actively supporting this UN process.