ISDS Case Map
investor-state disputes | ISDS
The CEOs also called on the US Trade Representative to restore the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism under the USMCA, arguing it would allow complaints to be resolved by neutral arbiters.
These new provisions expand the legal tools available to EU Member States to resist and deter investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) proceedings brought by Russian investors in connection to measures imposed within the EU’s sanctions regime against Russia.
The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal by Russia against a $50 billion arbitration award to former shareholders of Russian oil giant Yukos, who claimed Moscow deliberately bankrupted the company more than 20 years ago.
Disagreements between governments and investors over resources are at a 10-year high, law firm DLA Piper said, driven by resource nationalism and growing competition between the US and China for critical minerals.
The investor-state dispute settlement system, with its roots in colonialism and extractivism, is not fit for purpose in the 21st century because it prioritises the interests of foreign investors over the rights of states, human rights and the environment.
Panama's government won a lawsuit against Spanish company Sacyr, officials said, after the firm claimed it was owed around $2.3 billion for its work expanding the Panama Canal.
The Government has approved a draft law approving Romania’s withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty.
Mohammed Saiful Alam, founder and chairman of the controversial business conglomerate S Alam Group, has filed an international arbitration claim alleging that Dhaka's asset recovery drive has cost his family's business "hundreds of millions" of dollar.
The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington rejected the Romanian government's request to terminate the arbitration case filed by the Bulgarian group Eurohold and its insurance arm Euroins Insurance Group.
UK government reported to be demanding corporate courts as a red line in deal with six Gulf countries.
