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    • Honduras Denounces the ICSID Convention
    1-Mar-2024 ICSID
    On February 24, 2024, the World Bank received a written notice of denunciation of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID Convention) from the Republic of Honduras.
    ISDS regime could choke climate action in emerging economies, experts say
    21-Feb-2024 Global Trade Review
    The investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system could be putting climate action at risk in emerging and developing economies as investors in fossil fuel projects angle for compensation, experts say.
    Intra-EU investor-State ICSID arbitration: the German Federal Court of Justice’s new inadmissibility ruling
    8-Aug-2023 Lexology
    On 27 July 2023, the German Federal Court of Justice (German FCJ) declared three intra-EU investor-State ICSID arbitrations inadmissible under German arbitration law given their incompatibility with EU law.
    33 Democrats urge ban on investor-state dispute provisions in all US trade deals
    4-May-2023 Reuters
    Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged the U.S. Trade Representative and State Department to eliminate investor-state dispute settlement provisions from current and future trade deals
    The ‘climate killing’ clauses helping companies sue governments for climate action
    3-May-2023 Yorkshire Bylines
    If you’ve never heard of ISDS (investor-state dispute settlement) that’s not surprising. ISDS operates in the shadows. It’s a mechanism for solving disputes between parties in cases of foreign direct investment while offering legal protections for the investor. The investment is typically provided by a private company to a foreign ‘host state’.