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26-Feb-2017 MSF
MSF calls on Japan and South Korea to drop the harmful RCEP measures
The intellectual property provisions initiated by Japan and South Korea go far beyond the requirements needed under international trade rules. -
25-Feb-2017 In Cyprus
Cyprus and Greece lock legal horns over bail-in
Greek investors claim that they were discriminated against and lost millions in the bail-in of Cypriot bank deposits some four years and have launched legal action against Cyprus. -
25-Feb-2017 Disputing Blog
ICSID orders Ecuador to pay $380 million to U.S. oil exploration company over investment treaty violations
An arbitration tribunal has ordered Ecuador to pay a ConocoPhillips’ wholly-owned subsidiary nearly $380 million and ordered the company to pay Ecuador $42 million in response to the Republic’s counterclaim -
24-Feb-2017 CDR
Investment arbitration: a strange beast
The criticism of ‘double hat’ – arbitrator and counsel – is legitimate and needs to be addressed. -
24-Feb-2017 La Libre
Du bœuf canadien irradié bientôt dans nos assiettes ?
Avec la validation du CETA, les consommateurs européens vont-ils à l’avenir trouver du bœuf canadien irradié dans les rayons des supermarchés ou leurs assiettes ? -
24-Feb-2017 All Africa
East Africa: Tanzania demands study on impact of EU trade deal
Tanzania wants a study conducted on the impact of the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union on the East African Community. -
24-Feb-2017 International Business Times
Turnbull and Widodo to seal free trade
Sealing a free trade between the two countries is reportedly the main agenda of Widodo’s visit to Australia. -
24-Feb-2017 Canadian Wheat Board Alliance
CETA enables giants in agriculture
The approval by the European Union of CETA makes the world safer for the global agricultural cartels and much less pleasant for Canadian farmers and the consumers in both jurisdictions. -
24-Feb-2017 Les Echos
La filière bovine veut faire capoter le Ceta
Les professionnels de l’élevage bovin comptent sur les parlementaires français pour qu’ils ne ratifient pas l’accord. -
24-Feb-2017 Economic & Political Weekly
A ’new’ recipe for trade
With other mega regional trade agreements like the Trans–Pacific Partnership in uncertainty, trade treaties like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will acquire greater significance beyond their original ASEAN-centred grouping. The RCEP needs to be tracked for its implications for both the global trading system and the livelihoods of people. -
23-Feb-2017 The Guardian
Brexit could help EU strike free trade deal with India, MEPs believe
Leaked document suggests Indian tariffs on scotch and Theresa May’s visa rules for skilled Indians had been impeding progress. -
23-Feb-2017 Ecojustice
Investor-state dispute settlements: great for business, risky for the environment
What makes ISDS divisive is it exposes governments to potentially expensive private arbitration by foreign corporations who feel that environmental protection measures impede their business. -
23-Feb-2017 Manila Times
US business pushes for bilateral trade pact between Manila, Washington
The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines seemed to have taken the cudgels for the Philippine government by pushing for a bilateral free trade agreement with the United States. -
23-Feb-2017 LSM
Latvia first to ratify Canada-EU trade deal
The Latvian parliament, the Saeima, became the first in the European Union to fully ratify a groundbreaking free trade deal between the 28-member bloc and Canada. -
23-Feb-2017 CTV
Baloney Meter: Will free trade with the EU benefit everyone in Canada?
"At its heart, CETA is a framework for trade that works for everyone." said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. So does it? -
23-Feb-2017 Lexology
Yukos saga continues as Russia bound by provisional application of Energy Charter Treaty
The latest award on jurisdiction conflicts with the ruling of a Dutch court which overturned an earlier award of US$50 billion in favour of the former majority shareholders of Yukos. -
23-Feb-2017 Jakarta Post
Freeport’s threat of arbitration simply a ploy to block mining reform
International arbitration within the investor-state-dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism has become a powerful weapon exploited by MNCs to circumvent national regulations and bully governments -
23-Feb-2017 Tele Sur
Pressure grows on mining giant to pay $8 million to El Salvador
Over 280 organizations from around the world sent an open letter to Canadian-Australian mining giant OceanaGold demanding that the company adhere to an earlier ruling that ordered the company to pay the government of El Salvador US$8 million -
22-Feb-2017 Sahara Press Service
Western Sahara: MEPs urge European Commission comply with CJEU ruling
Members of the European Parliament have urged the European commission to comply with the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union which excluded Western Sahara territories of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement. -
22-Feb-2017 Akipress
Manas Bank v. Kyrgyz Republic: Paris Appeals Court annuls $16.5 million award for Valeri Belokon
The Paris Appeals Court annuled $16.5 million award for Latvian businessman Valeri Belokon and reinstated the evidence that Manas Bank employees were engaged in money laundering.