ISDS Case Map
investor-state disputes | ISDS
A former investment treaty between India and Australia allows for a legal claim if the mine doesn’t go ahead, but this shouldn’t deter a federal government, says a UNSW Law researcher.
Axiata UK may be required to exhaust local remedies before resorting to arbitration under the UK-Nepal investment treaty
The EU Court suggests: well, just don’t pay. And let us block enforcement of unreasonable ISDS awards.
Caribbean States and investors are not only participating, but being harmed by the ills and abuses of the current system of ISDS.
We analyzed 38 multi-million dollar claims brought by the mining industry using ISDS and other investment protection laws; in over half, communities are fighting to protect Indigenous territory, water, and more.
The 37th session in New York was devoted to addressing and identifying some additional concerns and creating a workplan for carrying out phase three of the mandate—developing possible ISDS reform options.
Canadian investors have frequently used the ISDS system to pursue their commercial interests abroad—too often to challenge responsible government policies taken in the public interest in developing countries.
But legality should not be our main concern here. There are much better approaches to international investment and we should be considering them.
In a disappointing judgment, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has ruled today that the investment court system in the Canadian EU trade agreement (CETA) is compatible with EU law.
The judgement is disappointing but The case against ISDS (or its rebranded version ICS) has never been primarily a legal one. It is a moral one.
