investor-state disputes | ISDS


Tanzania defends move to withdraw from int'l arbitrations
Authorities in Tanzania defended their move to amend public-private partnership laws and withdraw from international arbitrations.
Leaders in the expansive and restrictive interpretation of investment treaties: A descriptive study of ISDS awards to 2010
Which arbitrators were most responsible for expanding or constraining the compensatory promise of the treaties for claimant investors in the first two decades of ISDS?
Ecuador: Chevron’s victims vow to fight Hague court ruling
Victims of Chevron-Texaco's pollution of the Ecuadorean Amazon have vowed to fight to protect the ruling which has granted them compensation.
Sacyr files new case against Panama
Spanish construction firm Sacyr has launched arbitration proceedings claim against the Panamanian state before the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
APM Terminals could file case against Guatemala
APM Terminals, the Spanish subsidiary of Danish company Maersk group, has informed the Guatemalan government of its intention to start arbitration proceedings over a ruling that voids its concession contract to operate a container terminal in Quetzal.
ISDS reforms shove human rights under corporate red carpet
“We call on our governments to either address the real reasons why ISDS is fundamentally flawed or to abandon its ‘reform’ agenda that is designed to reinforce and re-legitimise a self-serving investment dispute system.”
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague rules against Ecuador, favors Chevron
Ecuador will be forced to pay economic reparations to the oil giant. The over 30,000 affected people in the Amazon haven't received any compensation.
RCEP countries open to easing investment rules, agree to ease ISDS clauses
In a bid to fast-track the deal, most nations have agreed to ease the investor-state-dispute settlement (ISDS) clauses.
Letter of solidarity with the victims of Chevron
The signatories of this letter wish to express their rejection of this decision and their support for the people of Ecuador and the organizations that have defended the communities affected by Chevron Texaco.
International tribunal rules for Chevron in Ecuador case
Ecuador found liable for violating international law, supporting fraud and corruption.