investor-state disputes | ISDS


Swiss top court rejects Croatia's request to annul INA-MOL ruling
Switzerland's top court has rejected Croatia's request to annul an arbitral award by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in the INA-MOL case, the government said.
A court to fix all investor-state rows?
Hit by disputes with Vodafone and Cairn Energy, India welcomes plan for a World Court but flags legal, practical challenges.
EuroGas wants to use Rusko’s arrest to renew arbitration with Slovakia
The arrest of and investigation into former economy minister Pavol Rusko could have an international dimension for Slovakia, as EuroGas wants to make use of the situation in order to renew arbitration proceedings against Slovakia.
Hundreds of academics urge Trump to remove controversial investor-state dispute settlement from NAFTA
As corporate lobby rages against proposed ISDS rollback, law professors and economists say ISDS undermines rule of law and subsidizes offshoring
Delhi High Court allows Vodafone to take part in second arbitration in tax case
The Delhi High Court today allowed Vodafone Group representatives to participate in the process of appointing a presiding arbitrator in its international arbitration process against India in connection with a tax demand of Rs 11,000 crore.
Across the political spectrum, trade and legal experts agree: ISDS must be eliminated from NAFTA, revealing unusual consensus
Corporate lobby isolated in its strident defense of the controversial regime that was first inserted into US trade deals with NAFTA and that elevates individual corporations to equal status with nations.
The Renco Group, Inc. v. Republic of Peru: An assessment of the investor’s contentions in the context of environmental degradation
On July 2016, a Partial Award dismissed the Renco Group Inc. v. The Republic of Peru case, indicating, however, that a new arbitration claim could be pursued against the State.
Notice of intent to submit claim to arbitration under Korea-United States free trade agreement chapter 11
First ISDS case against South Korea under Korea-US FTA.
Breaking down the security exception in the US-Argentina BIT
Noting the ad hoc nature of investment arbitration under the ICSID, it is not surprising that two tribunals adopted different interpretations
South Africa: How safe for investment?
The Protection of Investment Act affords foreign investors no protections beyond domestic law, and pointedly disavows investor-state international arbitration. The SADC Protocol was also amended by the SADC Summit of heads of state and government.