The resource contains visual summaries to help break down the controversial Investor–State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism built into many trade and investment agreements.
As the UN climate conference began in Belem, Brazil last week, an official UN report explicitly called out Investor-State Dispute Settlement in trade agreements as a systemic barrier to financing climate action in developing countries.
The YPF case exposes the inconsistencies of the international investment protection system, which enables large corporations to engage in predatory practices, creating severe macroeconomic problems for Argentina.
European farmers will mobilise on 24 November in Strasbourg from 11am in support of an MEP initiative to request a CJEU opinion on the EU-Mercosur FTA.
Civil society groups are calling on the Government to leave the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and reject ISDS, as a new threat emerges over the government’s refusal to grant an exploration licence to an oil and gas company.
Kingsgate ends 8-year dispute with the Thai government over Akara Gold Mine. Arbitration process now concluding, with future business operations in Thailand in focus.
One of the most notable proposals identifies an investor’s initiation of arbitration as implied consent to a tribunal’s jurisdiction over counterclaims.
New Zealand and Australia have announced an additional package of support for PACER Plus – the Pacific region’s most modern framework for rules-based trade.
France’s National Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the government to oppose the free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur, ahead of decisive votes at the European level in December.
The 18th negotiation round of a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is taking place in the central city of Da Nang from November 25 to 28, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Malaysia has no plans to renegotiate its trade deal with the US, and the government is focused on making sure all ministries follow the agreement, said Investment, Trade and Industry minister.