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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
Unfair trade: US beef has a climate problem
TPP, like other global trade treaties, fails to acknowledge climate change or include mechanisms to curb it.
A Nafta battleground on the shores of Canada
This far-flung peninsula in the North Atlantic seems an unlikely place for an international trade dispute. But an American company’s scuttled plans to build a quarry here have turned these quiet fishing grounds into a case study.
US, Japan fail to bridge gap on trade in economic talks
The talks are shaping up to be a test of whether the close US-Japan relationship can withstand Donald Trump's "America First" trade policies.
US seeks end of Canada dairy system as latest NAFTA talks wrap
The US wrapped up the fourth round of Nafta trade talks with a bombshell proposal to dismantle Canada’s dairy sector, adding to a list of demands its trading partners say would be impossible to accept as negotiations grow more fraught.
US proposes gutting Nafta legal-dispute tribunals
US Nafta negotiators are proposing to essentially do away with the independent tribunals that oversee the trading and investment relationship.
As US shocks with NAFTA demands, other countries asking: What does Trump want?
The No. 1 discussion topic at this current round is whether chief US negotiator's team is being ordered to sabotage the talks, so President Donald Trump can declare NAFTA has failed.
Invenergy says to take USD-700m Polish wind claim to intl arbitration
US clean energy company Invenergy LLC has notified the Polish authorities it plans to turn to international arbitration over its wind investments in the country, if no settlement is reached within six months.
Trump raises possibility of Canada-US deal in meeting with Trudeau
Trump has said he likes 'bilateral deals,' but Trudeau still focused on agreement including Mexico.
What to do with "fair and equitable treatment" provisions?
US ISDS proposal in NAFTA would cut fair and equitable treatment and indirect expropriation.