investor-state disputes | ISDS


Lone Star, other investor-state disputes cost Korea W68.5b
South Korea has spent nearly 68.5 billion won ($48.1 million) in total to fight and settle investor-state dispute settlements since 2013,#including its battle with US-based private equity firm Lone Star, data showed.
UNCITRAL and ISDS reform: What to expect when you’re expecting
It seems that finding ways to cope with a potentially overwhelming reforms-to-develop list and finding compromises will become increasingly important.
Russia’s purported annexation of parts of eastern Ukraine likely to trigger investment treaty claims against Russia
On September 30, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin purported to annex four Ukrainian provinces: Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia. This escalation is likely to trigger investment treaty claims against Russia.
The false makeup for the TPP-11: the “side letters”
The impacts that TPP-11 will have then must be analyzed in an integral way, not by chapters. For years now, from various academic and social sectors, we have been explaining that agreements such as the TPP-11 are negative in their entirety.
No to TPP-11! Chile’s battle for sovereignty
The recent experience of the countries that have already ratified the TPP-11 and begun to operate, has demonstrated the character of this treaty and its pro-business tribunals, which is nothing more than an insurance for large corporations on their profits and markets.
Decade-long ISDS lawsuit vs Lone Star costs S. Korean gov’t $40 mn
The South Korean government is found to have spent nearly $40 million in litigation expenses for its decade-long legal dispute against US private equity firm Lone Star Funds.
ISDS in Nigeria: Investment regime reforms and the threats of joining the ECT
This report sheds light on Nigeria’s investment protection regime and its consequences for one of Africa’s biggest countries.
CETA: An attack on health, the environment, consumer protection and democracy
The trade agreement disempowers the European Parliament and strengthens the influence of corporations.
Pro-business arbitration with ISDS
In a repeated-interaction setting ISDS is prone to collusion to the benefit of all parties except the host states, study shows.
Investors v. Climate action
What recent case law and treaty reforms may mean for the future of investment arbitration in the energy sector.