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Thousands sign open letter to PM Ardern on TPPA11
31-Oct-2017 Scoop
Nearly 6,000 people have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urging her to put people and planet first in the upcoming TPPA negotiations in Vietnam.
NZ to ban foreign buyers of existing homes
31-Oct-2017 Scoop
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced plans to effectively ban foreign buyers of existing residential property but says the prohibition doesn’t put New Zealand at odds with the slimmed down version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal.
The risks for ASEAN of new mega-agreements that promote the wrong model of e-commerce
30-Oct-2017 ERIA
Digital technology offers exciting new opportunities and advances for ASEAN member states, individually and as a region. The benefits have so far been captured by first movers, especially in the United States.
Top US trade official opposition to ISDS in NAFTA undermines case for ISDS in TPP-11
30-Oct-2017 AFTINET
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said that the US wants to opt out of ISDS in NAFTA, because of the risk and costs of US governments being sued by foreign corporations, and despite corporate lobby groups pushing to retain ISDS.
Najib: Malaysia to consider FTA with US if TPPA falls through
30-Oct-2017 Free Malaysia Today
PM says the proposed solution is to have the TPPA model incorporated into a bilateral agreement similar to a FTA in order to facilitate discussions on trade and investment issues.
Pakistan, Tunisia to sign PTA for improving bilateral trade
30-Oct-2017 Radio Pakistan
Pakistan and Tunisia are negotiating for a preferential trade agreement to improve bilateral trade between the two countries.
E-commerce liberalization in RCEP must consider small entrepreneurs
30-Oct-2017 Gres News
Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ) urges Indonesian government to not open up e-commerce to RCEP
High Court rules in favour of JKX in Ukraine dispute
30-Oct-2017 Stock Market Wire
The High Court has dismissed an application by Ukraine to set aside the Uncitral arbitration award in favour of JKX Oil & Gas.
Eurasian free-trade agreement on agenda
30-Oct-2017 Otago Daily Times
The new Labour-New Zealand First Government will continue to push for a free-trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union despite Western sanctions on trade with Russia remaining.
Swiss top court rejects Croatia’s request to annul INA-MOL ruling
30-Oct-2017 SeeNews
Switzerland’s top court has rejected Croatia’s request to annul an arbitral award by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in the INA-MOL case, the government said.
RCEP deal unlikely this year: South Korean official
30-Oct-2017 Nikkei Asian Review
Participants are disagreeing over how much to open their markets under RCEP
Macao, HK sign CEPA for closer cooperation
30-Oct-2017 Xinhua
Macao and Hong Kong signed a Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement to advance liberalization of trade and service, and create favorable conditions for regional integration.
A court to fix all investor-state rows?
30-Oct-2017 The Hindu
Hit by disputes with Vodafone and Cairn Energy, India welcomes plan for a World Court but flags legal, practical challenges.
EuroGas wants to use Rusko’s arrest to renew arbitration with Slovakia
27-Oct-2017 News Now
The arrest of and investigation into former economy minister Pavol Rusko could have an international dimension for Slovakia, as EuroGas wants to make use of the situation in order to renew arbitration proceedings against Slovakia.
TPPA-11 (The zombie TPPA)
27-Oct-2017 It’s Our Future
Sign the ActionStation petition to tell Jacinda Ardern not to commit New Zealand to the TPPA-11.
Hundreds of academics urge Trump to remove controversial investor-state dispute settlement from NAFTA
27-Oct-2017 Public Citizen
As corporate lobby rages against proposed ISDS rollback, law professors and economists say ISDS undermines rule of law and subsidizes offshoring
Delhi High Court allows Vodafone to take part in second arbitration in tax case
27-Oct-2017 New Indian Express
The Delhi High Court today allowed Vodafone Group representatives to participate in the process of appointing a presiding arbitrator in its international arbitration process against India in connection with a tax demand of Rs 11,000 crore.
Why NAFTA needs an expiration date
27-Oct-2017 Politico
Trump’s idea to ’sunset’ the deal every five years is a mistake—but it should happen eventually.
Across the political spectrum, trade and legal experts agree: ISDS must be eliminated from NAFTA, revealing unusual consensus
27-Oct-2017 Public Citizen
Corporate lobby isolated in its strident defense of the controversial regime that was first inserted into US trade deals with NAFTA and that elevates individual corporations to equal status with nations.
The Renco Group, Inc. v. Republic of Peru: An assessment of the investor’s contentions in the context of environmental degradation
26-Oct-2017 Harvard International Law Journal
On July 2016, a Partial Award dismissed the Renco Group Inc. v. The Republic of Peru case, indicating, however, that a new arbitration claim could be pursued against the State.