Much ado about nothing? The TPP has a tobacco carve-out, the EU wants an investment court, campaigners are still saying ISDS is the incarnation of Evil on Earth. All this among others because Philip Morris brought a claim against Australia which is trying to clamp down on smoking, among others …
Investment liberalisation agreements
BLOG & quote of the day: “Right to regulate” in CETA
An interesting view on “the right to regulate” in the Canada EU trade deal CETA.
Brussels moves against intra-EU investor-state arbitration raise Energy Charter dilemmas
The Commission is stepping up efforts to root out intra-EU international investment arbitration. Yet doing so for Energy Charter Treaty-based cases raises dilemmas for a body that wants to promote the agreement globally but sees support for the text dwindling at home, as seen with Italy’s recent outright pull-out. By Iana Dreyer.
BLOG: EU & ISDS: Are investor-state tribunals really ‘private’?
Are investor-state investment arbitration tribunals ‘private’ justice, or private “corporate tribunals”? Whatever one thinks of the merits of ISDS or lack thereof, this frequently-aired view is wrong. Also the often-heard argument that in Europe investor-state arbitration tribunals are out of control of EU law is questionable. By Iana Dreyer
Blog: Trade and investment data #China #EU #Russia #India #FDI
A slew of new data was released by the WTO, UNCTAD and Eurostat that should catch the attention of anyone interested in trade, investment and Europe.
Commission launches infringement proceedings against 5 EU members for keeping BITs
Blog: International investment arbitration – Intra-EU, Energy Charter cases, investors rebutted three quarters of time
The EU Parliament has descended into acrimony over investment arbitration by postponing a vote and a debate on TTIP yesterday. While we leave the politicians to their squabbles, let’s have a fresh look at the reality of investment arbitration cases. Recent data provided by the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, …
ISDS: Paris proposals for a permanent international investment arbitration court
This week Paris sent a seventeen page document to the EU Commission in which it outlines its ideas for reforming investor-to-state arbitration in future EU trade and investment agreements. The proposals add some flesh to the general – and vague – idea brought forward by the EU Commission last month for a permanent investment court. …
Blog: French and German governments on COM ISDS proposals & Berlin call for priority to national courts
Quick views on how France and in particularly Germany have responded to this week’s proposals from Brussels on how to address investor-to-state disputes in TTIP. By Iana Dreyer.
Comment: Commission ISDS reform proposals & why they will not appease critics
The Commission’s proposals to reform ISDS in its coming trade and investment treaties made public today reveal a gradual and incremental approach to reforming Europe’s investment protection system. This will not likely appease left-of-centre critics of international investment tribunals. By Iana Dreyer.
