investor-state disputes | ISDS


Podcast: The secret world of investor courts
The Secret World of Investor Courts is a podcast made by the Global Justice Now Youth Network, exploring corporate power, colonialism and climate justice.
How a documentary film can help UNCITRAL Working Group III think through ISDS reform
A documentary film offers a powerful illustration of the ways in which ISDS can impact third parties, exacerbate inequalities, and reinforce power imbalances.
Berkeley to take uranium mine dispute with Spain to arbitration
Australian mining group Berkeley Energia will take its dispute with Spain to international arbitration after the country refused to give final approval to a uranium mine near the city of Salamanca.
S. Korea ordered to pay Mason Capital 43.8 bln won in investor-state suit
An international tribunal ordered South Korea to pay 43.8 billion won (US$32 million) in compensation to US-based hedge fund Mason Capital in an investor-state suit the company filed over a controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates
100 organizations from around the world call on Ecuador to defend its sovereignty against international arbitration: No to ISDS!
Various organisations express their support for Ecuador's rejection of international arbitration tribunals in a gesture of international solidarity.
MEPs support exit from treaty allowing big oil to sue governments over climate action
In a decisive committee vote, MEPs have supported the European Union's exit from the Energy Charter Treaty over concerns its global investor-state dispute settlement system has been weaponised to sue governments over climate policy. Image d’illustration.
PMO asks commerce min to examine model text of bilateral investment treaty
India's Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the commerce ministry to examine the model text of the bilateral investment treaty and suggest modifications to further improve the ease of doing business.
Romania seizes Gabriel Resources' shares in Roșia Montană
Romania has placed a lien on over 80% of the shareholding held by Gabriel Resources in Roșia Montană Gold Corporation to recover its $10 million arbitration costs incurred over a 9-year process in Washington.
Serbia to face transport investment arbitration
The subject of the arbitration is given as ‘transportation fare collection services’, and invokes the 2001 bilateral investment treaty between Turkey/Türkiye and Yugoslavia as the basis for the claim.
Telenor seeking payout from Myanmar junta in secret arbitration
A panel has been formed in Singapore to hear Telenor’s claims for compensation from Myanmar over money lost in its controversial Myanmar exit.