ISDS Case Map
investor-state disputes | ISDS
The United States has rejected a European Union proposal to establish a global investment court aimed at resolving disputes arising from a massive free trade treaty with the US.
Foreign investment is crucial for reviving Egypt's economy, but a new report reveals it can come at a considerable cost, writes Stefan Weichert
MEPs have threatened to block TTIP if ISDS is included, despite revised plans presented to them by European trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström.
European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström tried to convince MEPs that there are ways to keep the Investment-State Dispute Settlement in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment partnership deal. But unimpressed lawmakers failed to greet it as a full-fledged reform.
From an international policy point of view, South Africa’s denunciation of BITs is reasonable. It may even be seen as a refreshing retreat from a legal quagmire. But the domestic reality requires wider consideration.
Mission accomplished? Not quite. American negotiations with Europe may trigger more changes to CETA
V.V. Veeder, a British national, has been appointed as the presiding arbitrator for a $4.7 billion international litigation between the Korean government and Dallas-based Lone Star Funds, sources said Tuesday.
The European Commission's most recent proposal for ISDS reflects a move away from fake reforms to something potentially more meaningful, but it is insufficient and unreliable, says legal expert Gus Van Harten.
Alfred de Zayas said the UN will publish a report in August to illustrate the flaws in current plans for the TTIP.
The Italian government has recently declared its withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”).
