Investment Treaty News (ITN)

This mailing list provides bi-weekly mailings from IISD's reporting service on the international treaties governing foreign direct investment flows, and lawsuits between businesses and governments which arise under such treaties. Investment Treaty News is renowned for investigating and reporting on international investment arbitrations which may not come to public notice, but which may have public policy implications.

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IISD Model International Agreement on Investment for Sustainable Development - Negotiators' Handbook

The current model for International Investment Agreements (IIAs) was developed 50 years ago in a political and economic context that bears little resemblance to today's, and designed for a much narrower role than such agreements now play. IISD's new Model Agreement refocuses the purpose and values for international investment agreements, taking the linkages between investment and the imperative of sustainable development as its starting point. More...