ISDS Case Map
investor-state disputes | ISDS
The EU has proposed to reform the investor-state-dispute-settlement system, a move that could further complicate negotiations with China over a bilateral investment agreement, as well as their dialogue on the Belt and Road Initiative's implementation in Europe.
Since 2017, the country has shown a hostile attitude towards international arbitration.
Can an intellectual property right or a license authorizing its use be deemed an ‘investment’ under bilateral investment treaties?
Investment funds backing a slew of big-dollar corporate lawsuits has boomed over the past decade, fueled by favorable court rulings and investors seeking juicy returns.
Many see the withdrawal of the lawsuit as a tactical move whereby MOL wants to additionally strengthen its position in ongoing arbitration proceedings it launched in Washington in 2013.
Westmoreland Coal is suing Canada because it did not receive a transition payment following Alberta's coal phaseout plan. For the province, coal mining companies have no role to play in the energy transition.
Interview with Javier Echaide, lawyer and member of Attac Argentina
While promising economic growth, large-scale land investment deals have caused increased inequality, widespread displacement of people, and destruction of natural resources.
Global corporations should not have special legal rights to undermine the policies of democratically elected governments.
India may have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to Deutsche Telekom over the manner in which it cancelled a satellite communications contract in 2011.
