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Key Message

International investment treaties have significant implications for public policy. Here IISD reports on many of the legal rulings and negotiations in this field. Our two main publications are: Investment Treaty News and the International Investment Agreement Insighter.

Investment News and Resources

What's New in Investment News and Resources?

  • Investment Treaty News: 2006 Year in Review
    This publication offers an overview of notable developments in relation to International Investment Agreements in 2006. In addition to summarizing Investment Treaty News' reporting for 2006, the Year in Review also presents the results of a series of interviews with IIA practitioners and arbitration institutions. A key finding of these interviews is that the number of IIA arbitrations initiated in 2006 was at least 36, with the majority of such investor-state lawsuits taking place outside of the well-known International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

Since 2002, IISD has produced a specialized reporting service dedicated to investigating and reporting on the international foreign investment law regime. We also maintain a documents centre, where we post as a public service, heretofore unpublished legal rulings or documents which we have uncovered. IISD also produces periodic briefings for parliamentarians and elected officials which offer information and insight into International Investment Agreements—and how such agreements have important consequences for domestic policy-making.

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