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Hedge fund sues Peru for $ 1.6 billion over agrarian bonds
Gramercy Funds Management has filed a $1.6 billion claim against Peru for its refusal to redeem land bonds from the 1970s agrarian reform.
Copper Mesa Mining Corporation awarded US$24.365 million for expropriation of two mining projects by Ecuador
The Permanent Court of Arbitration awarded the Company damages of US$19,447,498, plus pre- and post-award interest.
UN Treaty on transnational corporations, other business enterprises & human rights: Options for justice
This report discusses options for the following aspects of the treaty: access to remedy; enforcement mechanisms; and its relationship with the trade and investment regime.
Centerra Gold delivers notice of arbitration to Kyrgyz Republic Government
Centerra Gold Inc.reports that it has delivered a notice of arbitration to the Kyrgyz Republic Government in connection with certain ongoing disputes relating to the Kumtor mining project.
EU-Mexico trade talks to start June 13, 14
The EU and Mexico will kick off its first negotiation round for overhauling their bilateral trade agreement, talks that will include the EU’s new Investment Court System (ICS).
Emails show TPP 'collusion' between big banks & Obama administration
Emails obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) show U.S. Trade Rep. Michael Froman discussing TPP with Goldman Sachs lobbyists
India seeks fresh treaties with 47 nations
India has written to 47 countries to nullify the existing bilateral investment agreements and ink fresh treaties that will make it mandatory for foreign investors to exhaust local judicial remedies before seeking arbitration.
Investment-related dispute settlement: Towards an inclusive multilateral approach
Results from an IISD expert meeting held in Montreux, Switzerland, May 23–24, 2016.
The Comprehensive Economic Theft Agreement (CETA)
The new trade is something with much more weight: It’s about community power and who gets to make decisions.
Why the new BIT may not work
The new bilateral investment treaty’s gratuitous focus on local courts and taxation may not please our partners.