investor-state disputes | ISDS


Bumpy road ahead for S. Korea-US FTA renegotiation: senior official
A bumpy road lies ahead for the renegotiation of the free trade deal between South Korea and the United States, a Korean senior trade official said.
Consequences for Mexico after subscribing to the ICSID convention
Virtually all international investment disputes that are initiated against it may be subject to the conciliation and arbitration rules established in the Convention.
Mexico signs the ICSID Convention
Mexico's Secretary of the Economy signed theConvention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between states and nationals of other states.
Suez accepts 25% haircut from Argentina to end dispute
French co. agreed to $275 million to settle 12-year dispute. Engie is the biggest shareholder in water, sewer company.
Total evicts people from their land in Uganda
The French oil company Total evicts people from their land in Uganda to make room for an oil processing facility.
The ISDS legal industry and the European Court of Justice
Observers of the ISDS debate in Europe should be concerned when the official position of an Advocate General before the European Court of Justice can be tied to the ISDS industry.
Former regulator backs past decision on Lone Star
Lone Star was embroiled in two lawsuits at that time, and it was found guilty in one of them, he claims.
Moldovan businessman to seek foreclosure of Kazakh oil field stake
Moldovan businessman Anatolie Stati will ask bailiffs to sell a $5.2 billion stake in the Kashagan oil field owned by a Kazakh sovereign wealth fund if Astana refuses to pay a $500 million arbitration award.
Costa Rica taken to international court for breach of CAFTA treaty
US investors sue Government of Costa Rica under CAFTA free trade agreement for breach of treaty terms and conditions.
The crisis of legitimacy in international investment agreements and investor-state dispute settlement
As the turbulence in the global economy and backlash against neoliberalism continues, opposition to the international investment regime and ISDS from the left seems destined to grow.