investor-state disputes | ISDS


Govt approves revised BIT model, excludes tax matters
The Cabinet approved the revised model text for the Bilateral Investment Treaty.
The history of ISDS in 1 minute
Arbitration between investors and states (ISDS) has been around for a while, but in recent years the number of cases has exploded.
Canadian companies behaving badly
Mining sins in poor countries are likely to get worse under Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Move to renewables jeopardized by EU corporate trade deals
Proposed special rights for corporations in EU trade agreements threaten to prevent the necessary energy transition to tackle climate change according to a new report.
Canada warns EU trade deal could unravel if talks reopened
Canada is open to rethinking the contentious issue of investor protection in its free trade accord with the European Union but warns that EU demands for change risk unraveling the entire deal.
Egypt to appeal $1.76 bln award to Israel in gas dispute, freeze gas import talks
Egypt said on Sunday it would appeal an order by international arbitrators to pay $1.76 billion in compensation to state-owned Israel Electric Corp for halting gas supplies.
Investment treaties and the internal vetting of regulatory proposals: a case study from Canada
The study focused on whether ISDS contributed to changes in internal vetting of government decisions related to environmental protection in the province of Ontario, Canada.
There is no EU solution to climate change as long as TTIP exists
The European Union has been caught trying to undermine any meaningful outcome from the UN climate talks in Paris.
New Zealand, Australia ready to accelerate trade talks with the EU, ditch ISDS
The EU has agreed to launch negotiations with New Zealand and Australia. The two countries are ready to speed up talks, and reach a deal in a reasonable timeframe.
Muammar Gaddafi’s personal jet grounded in France: from the heights of luxury to a barbed-wire limbo
The Airbus sits abandoned on the edge of an airport in south-west France, while a legal battle rages over its ownership.