28-Aug-2018
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam and the EU have concluded their discussions on an Investment Protection Agreement, which they decided to keep it separate from their free trade agreement.
25-Mar-2018
European Council
As released by the European Council
20-Mar-2018
European Council
The Council adopted the negotiating directives authorising the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the EU, a convention establishing a multilateral court for the settlement of investment disputes.
9-Jan-2018
Judicial Power Project
As the turbulence in the global economy and backlash against neoliberalism continues, opposition to the international investment regime and ISDS from the left seems destined to grow.
28-Nov-2017
Friends of the Earth Europe
Ten reasons why the EU’s proposal for a Multilateral Investment Court doesn’t fix a fundamentally flawed system.
16-Nov-2017
Friends of the Earth Europe
English translation of the German Association of Judges opinion on the proposal for the Multilateral Investment Court system (MIC).
16-Oct-2017
Business Recorder
The government of Pakistan would not be made liable for private investor disputes. Alternative dispute resolution mediation would be made compulsory, while foreign arbitrators would be decided in advance through consensus.
14-Sep-2017
The Globe and Mail
The goal of Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is to revamp Chapter 11 so it more closely mirrors the investor-state dispute-resolution mechanism that forms part of the 2016 Canada-European Union trade deal.
14-Sep-2017
European Commission
The inclusion of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) in trade and investment agreements has become subject to increased public scrutiny and questioning.