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Screening the Screeners: The New EU Foreign Investment Regulation meets the old-generation investment treaties
The Unregulated Rise of Award Monetization
Pricing the Energy Transition: A tribunal decided to discount an award based on the regulatory uncertainty brought by the energy transition
Climate Considerations in Environmental Impact Assessments: Strengthening state defences in investment arbitration
Chabahar’s Exit Structure and the Unexamined BIT Question
ITN Special Issue – Treaty Data and the Evolving International Investment Regime
Investment Treaties, Strategy, and Practice in Chile’s Experience
Committees in International Investment Agreements: Sketching a research agenda for a growing trend
On the Importance of Public Access to Information in the Context of Treaty and ISDS Reform
Dealing with Uncertainty: Damages and valuation in investment treaty arbitration
Aftershock in Groningen: Shell and ExxonMobil’s arbitration cases against the Netherlands
A Policy and Legal Roadblock to Net-Zero: Rethinking investment agreements for climate action
Interview with Paolo Vargiu on his recent book, Investment Arbitration’s Tightrope
Defining self-determination amid state constraints: Lessons from Lupaka Gold v. Peru
The Tribunal: An Uncomfortable Journey Into the Human Realities of ISDS
The Tribunal: ISDS and local communities in times of a climate change revolution
The Tribunal: A film that invites arbitration practitioners to take investment-affected communities and the environment seriously
The Tribunal: A powerful exposition of investment arbitration’s distance from and indifference to lived realities
A Bottom-up Approach to Aligning International Investment Agreements and Climate Change Goals
Resurgence of Contract-Based ISDS and the Risk of Internationalizing Investor–State Relations
To Transform the International Investment Regime, Look to Political Risk Insurance and Not (Only) to Investment Treaties
A Just and Equitable Transition in the Shadow of Investment Treaties
Understanding the Dynamics of Special Economic Zones and International Investment Law in the Quest for Sustainable Development: A closer look at China and South Africa’s legal frameworks
Overview of Recent Fossil Fuel Arbitration Cases Under the Energy Charter Treaty
Reforming Damages in ISDS and the Problem of Full Reparation
The Coherence Challenge in Tackling Labour Rights Through International Investment Regulations: A case study of Egypt
Insights A Proposal for Reforming the Calculation of Damages in Investment-Treaty Arbitration, by Martin Jarrett Awards and Decisions Páramos protection-related case decided in favour of Colombia, this time (Red Eagle […]
Insights ISDS and Fossil Fuels: What role for a carveout?, by Lukas Schaugg, Suzy Nikièma, and Nathalie Bernasconi Successful Regional Investment Negotiations as a tool for IIAs Reform: A Multi-Identity […]
Insights How Investment Laws Can Become Powerful Tools for Sustainable FDI Governance. Read Exploring Investment Treaties’ Role in Advancing Gender Equality. Read Revisiting Tax Incentives as an Investment Promotion Tool. […]
iNSIGHTS What’s Happening on Investment Facilitation: A survey of recent global developments. By Shantanu Singh. Read Causation and the Broken Chain: An Analysis in light of the Lone Star Award. […]
The Protocol on Investment to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area: What’s in it and what’s next for the Continent? By Danish, Hamed El-Kady, Makane Moïse Mbengue, Suzy H. Nikièma & Daniel Uribe.
Bridging the Gap Between Investor Rights and Obligations: How academics can contribute to a fairer international law on foreign investment. By Nicolás M. Perrone & Ignacio Andres Vásquez.
Deconstructing India’s Evolving Approach Toward International Investment Agreements. By Harshad Pathak & Shantanu Singh.
The ICJ decides on the content of international protection standards: A lost opportunity? By Josef Ostřanský.
Navigating Trade and Investment Treaties to Develop Indonesia’s Sustainable Electric Vehicle Industry Through Technology Transfer. By Ronald Eberhard Tundang.
International investment law and repressive state power: Rethinking a relationship.
“Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”: The Code of Conduct and Reflections on the 44th Session of the UNCITRAL Working Group III.
Looking for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Investment in the WTO Draft Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement.
Signalling Virtue: Claimant’s use of sustainable development in ISDS.
Screening of Chinese Investments Itensifies.
VCLT’s Article 62: A valid basis for withdrawing from the ECT.
IIAs in Singapore and the Rule of Law Promise by Dafina Atanasova
UNCITRAL Working Group III and the Assessment of Compensation and Damages: Thinning scope for impactful reform or an opportunity to make a difference? By Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder & Josef Ostřanský
The Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration: What role in improving avenues for victims to access justice? By Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder
An interview with Wolfgang Alschner on Investment Arbitration and State-Driven Reform: New Treaties, Old Outcomes. By Wolfgang Alschner & Florencia Sarmiento.
Three key principles for fairer and more effective private sector involvement in international governance processes. By Suzy Nikièma & Sarah Brewin.
The loss compensation clause and the protection and security clause: Two risky provisions neglected by investment treaty reform? By Abas Kinda.
How the Energy Charter Treaty risks undermining the outcomes of COP 26. By Lukas Schaugg and Greg Muttitt
On the importance of defining “frivolous” claims in ISDS. By Ksenia Polonskaya
The efforts to modernize the Energy Charter Treaty and the hidden cost of non-derogation clauses. By Dafina Atanasova
The conflict between traditional miners in Marmato and Canadian transnational mining companies: Another ISDS dispute over natural resources in Colombia. By Ximena Sierra-Camargo
The human rights case for robust “in accordance with domestic law” provisions in Africa’s international investment law. By Nicola Soekoe
A comparative approach to compensation in international property law claims: What lessons for international investment law? An interview with lead author, Esmé Shirlow
They concern you more than you know: On the perils and potential of international investment agreements for the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and COVID-19 discussions at the WTO. By Dafina Atanasova
Breakthrough in business and human rights binding treaty negotiation but be prepared for a bumpy road ahead. By Joe Zhang
ICSID tribunals fail to address the imbalance between sustainable development principles and investment protections. By Naimeh Masumy
Eco Oro and the twilight of policy exceptionalism. By J. Benton Heath
The end of tax incentives: How will a global minimum tax affect tax incentives regimes in developing countries? By Alexandra Readhead, Thomas Lassourd, and Howard Mann
An interview with Esmé Shirlow on Judging at the Interface: Deference to State Decision-Making Authority in International Adjudication. By Esmé Shirlow
The “‘trade-related” conundrum of the EU–Korea FTA Expert Panel: Are FTAs a novel forum to enforce sustainable development goals? By Rebecca Walker
Despite consensus on the ECT’s incompatibility with the global climate agenda, claims that it is well-suited for the clean energy transition persist. By Lea Di Salvatore, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, and Lukas Schaugg
From transparency to prohibition: UNCITRAL WGIII considers options to regulate third-party funding. By Brooke Guven, Lise Johnson, Suzy Nikièma, and Daniel Uribe
Virtual negotiations: Lessons from a survey of JSI and UNCITRAL negotiators. By Taylor St John and Zoe Williams
An interview with Nicolás Perrone on Investment Treaties and the Legal Imagination: How Foreign Investors Play By Their Own Rules. By Nicolás M Perrone
Stabilization clauses and implications for human rights and gender equality. By Sangwani Patrick Ng’ambi
Energy Charter Treaty reform: Why withdrawal is an option. By Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Lukas Schaugg, and Amandine Van den Berghe
Rethinking investment law from the ground up: Extractivism, human rights, and investment treaties. By Lorenzo Cotula
Corruption and confidentiality in contract-based ISDS: The case of P&ID v Nigeria. By Jonathan Bonnitcha
On proportionality, again: Domesticating international investment law and managing vulnerability. By Daria Davitti
The uncertain future of the Energy Charter Treaty: Belgium asks the European Court of Justice to rule on the compatibility of the modernized ECT with EU law. By Stefanie Schacherer
Reconciling the rights of multinational companies under IIAs with the tort liability caused by their subsidiaries, by Pablo Agustín Escobar Ullauri
The return of investment screening as a policy tool, by Jonathan Bonnitcha
Are interpretative declarations appropriate instruments to avoid uncertainty? The cases of the Colombia–France BIT and the Colombia–Israel FTA, by Carolina Olarte-Bacares, Enrique Prieto-Rios & Juan P. Pontón-Serra
Does the investment treaty regime promote good governance? The case of mining in Santurbán, Colombia, by Anna Sands
Corporate investors’ nationality and reforming investment treaties: Can older-generation treaties undermine substantive reforms?, by Anil Yilmaz Vastardis
The human rights binding treaty negotiation from an international investment law perspective, by Joe Zhang
Incorporating corporate social responsibility within investment treaty law and arbitral practice: Progress or fantasy remedy?, by Claire Cutler & David Lark
Investment Negotiations at the WTO and the IIA Regime: Anticipating unintended interactions, by Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder & Jonathan Bonnitcha
Explaining Ecuador’s shifting position on FDI, investment treaties, and arbitration, by Juan Carlos Herrera-Quenguan
The need for “Africa-focused” arbitration and reform of Tanzania’s Arbitration Act, by Amne Suedi
Side-stepping national courts would be a big step backwards for Europe: A reaction to the EC’s public consultation on EU cross-border investment, by Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder & Sarah Brewin
Assessing outcomes in ISDS, by Sebastian Puerta & Tim R. Samples
Protecting Against Investor–State Claims Amidst COVID-19: A call to action for governments, by Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Sarah Brewin & Nyaguthii Maina
Valuing Fossil Fuel Assets in an Era of Climate Disruption, by Kyla Tienhaara, Lise Johnson, & Michael Burger
Why Do States Consent to Arbitration in National Investment Laws?, by Tarald Laudal Berge & Taylor St John
The Treaty on Sustainable Investment for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: A model to steer international law toward renewable energy investments and the low-carbon transition, by Sofia de Murard
Morocco’s New Model BIT: Innovative features and policy considerations, by Hamed El-Kady & Yvan Rwananga
Domestic Procedures for the Payment of Damages by States in Investment Arbitration, by Affef Ben Mansour
UNCTAD’s 2019 High-level IIA Conference: A new momentum for Phase 2 reform
Business and Human Rights Treaty Negotiation Sees a Light at the End of the Tunnel
What to Expect in the January 2020 Session of UNCITRAL Working Group III on ISDS Reform
Modernizing the Energy Charter Treaty: What about termination?, by Tania Voon
UNCITRAL Working Group III: Promoting alternatives to investor–state arbitration as ISDS reform, by Jane Kelsey
The Revised Draft of a Treaty on Business and Human Rights: Ground-breaking improvements and brighter prospects, by Carlos Lopez
ICSID Rule Amendment: An attempt to remedy some of the concerns regarding ISDS identified by UNCITRAL WG III, by Rafael Ramos Codeço & Henrique Martins Sachetim
Judgment C-252 of 2019 of the Constitutional Court of Colombia: Change of precedent on the control of BITs, by Federico Suárez Ricaurte
Ivory Coast’s New Investment Code: Focus on issues related to sustainable development and dispute settlement, by Mouhamed Kebe, Mahamat Atteib & Mouhamoud Sangare
Toward a Code of Conduct for Investment Adjudicators: Can ethical standards salvage ISDS?, by Martin Dietrich Brauch
Third-Party Funding and the Objectives of Investment Treaties: Friends or foes?, by Brooke Güven & Lise Johnson
A BIT of Anti-Bribery: How a corruption prohibition in FIPAs can bring a minimum standard of conduct for Canadian investors abroad, by Matthew A. J. Levine
Spain’s Renewable Energy Saga: Lessons for international investment law and sustainable development, by Isabella Reynoso
Investment Facilitation at the WTO: an attempt to bring a controversial issue into an organization in crisis, by Sofía Baliño & Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder
The Kenyan Parliament and Investment Treaty Making, by Bosire Nyamori
Investor Due Diligence and the Energy Charter Treaty, by Yulia Levashova
Politically Motivated Conduct in Investment Treaty Arbitration, by Jonathan Bonnitcha and Zoe Williams
Phase 2 of the UNCITRAL ISDS Review: Why “other matters” really matter, by Jane Kelsey, David Schneiderman and Gus Van Harten
Enhancing Environmental Protection in International Investment Law Through the Integration of International Civil Liability Principles, by Alessandra Mistura
Protecting Social Rights Using the Amicus Curiae Procedure in Investment Arbitration: A smokescreen against third parties?, by Maxime Somda
Multilateral ISDS Reform Is Desirable: What happened at the UNCITRAL meeting in Vienna and how to prepare for April 2019 in New York, by Martin Dietrich Brauch
Do Developing Countries Really Benefit from Investment Treaties? The impact of international investment law on national governance, by Mavluda Sattorova
Corporate Social Responsibility Clauses in Investment Treaties, by Laurence Dubin
A Critical Review of the Debate on Investment Facilitation, by Luciana Ghiotto
Reforming Investment Treaties: Does treaty design matter?, by Tarald Laudal Berge and Wolfgang Alschner
New Egyptian Investment Law: Eyes on sustainability and facilitation, by Moataz M. Hussein
Toward an International Convention on Business and Human Rights, by Carlos Lopez
E-book – International Investment Law and Sustainable Development: Key cases from the 2010s, edited by Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder and Martin Dietrich Brauch
The 2018 Draft Dutch Model BIT: A critical assessment, by Bart-Jaap Verbeek and Roeline Knottnerus
The Case Against Third-Party Funding in Investment Arbitration, by Frank J. Garcia
Making the Right to Regulate in Investment Law and Policy Work for Development: Reflections from the South African and Brazilian experiences, by Fabio Morosini
Conflicts between Latin American Countries and Transnational Corporations: The challenges of the region in the face of asymmetrical investment treaties, by Jorge Marchini, Josefina Morales and Gabriela Roffinelli
Achmea: The Beginning of the End for ISDS in and with Europe? By Laurens Ankersmit
Withdrawal of Consent to Investor–State Arbitration and Termination of Investment Treaties, by Lise Johnson, Jesse Coleman and Brooke Güven
An interview with Luis Guillermo Vélez – Director-General of Colombia’s National Agency for the Legal Defense of the State
The Journey of a Binding Treaty on Human Rights: Three Years Out and Where Is It Heading? by Joe Zhang and Mintewab Abebe
Government Regulatory Space in the Shadow of BITs: The Case of Tanzania’s Natural Resource Regulatory Reform, by Magalie Masamba
UNCTAD’s 2017 High-level IIA Conference: Moving Forward on Addressing Older-Generation International Investment Agreements, by James Zhan and Moritz Obst
Review of The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime, by David Gaukrodger
The 2016 Morocco–Nigeria BIT: An Important Contribution to the Reform of Investment Treaties
A Look into China’s Slowly Increasing Appearance in ISDS Cases
Investment Treaties and the Internal Vetting of Regulatory Proposals: A Case Study from Canada
Can Foreign Investors Be Held Liable for Human Rights Violations? International Human Rights Law and Beyond
Expansion of the Energy Charter to Africa and Asia: Undoing Reform in International Investment Law?
Another Conflict of Norms: How BEPS and International Taxation Relate to Investment Treaties
Brazil’s Cooperation and Facilitation Investment Agreements (CFIA) and Recent Developments
Intra-EU Investment Protection: Up the Creek Without a Paddle
The Recent Argentina–Qatar BIT and the Challenges of Investment Negotiations
Sustainability Toolkit for Trade Negotiators: Tapping the Potential of Trade and Investment Agreements for Achieving Environmental Goals
The Power to Conclude the New Generation of EU FTAs: AG Sharpston in Opinion 2/15
Can Bolivian State-Owned Companies Submit to International Arbitration? Analyzing Bolivia’s Intricate Legal Framework on Foreign Investment
The Settlement of Investment Disputes: A Discussion of Democratic Accountability and the Public Interest
Only a Brief Pause for Breath: The Judgment of the German Federal Constitutional Court on CETA, by Jelena Bäumler
India’s Joint Interpretive Statement for BITs: An Attempt to Slay the Ghosts of the Past, by Sarthak Malhotra
Special and Differential Treatment in International Investment Agreements, by Riham Marii
UNCTAD’s International Investment Agreements Conference 2016: Taking IIA Reform to the Next Level, by James Zhan and Diana Rosert
UNASUR Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes: Comments on the Draft Constitutive Agreement
Can EU Member States Still Negotiate BITs with Third Countries?
Recasting Rules and Exceptions? On the Relationship Between Regulatory Sovereignty and International Investment Law
Mappinginvestmenttreaties.com: Uncovering the secrets of the investment treaty universe, by Wolfgang Alschner and Dmitriy Skougarevskiy
The Need for a Southern Observatory on Transnational Investment, by Fredy Trujillo and Silvia Perugachi
An interview with Lauge Poulsen, author of Bounded Rationality and Economic Diplomacy
TTIP and Climate Change: Low economic benefits, real climate risks
Is ISDS in EU Trade Agreements Legal under EU Law?
State Strategies for the Defence of Domestic Interests in Investor–State Arbitration
Does the Green Economy Need Investor–State Dispute Settlement?
Conciliation and Arbitration Law: Times of Change in Investment Protection in Bolivia
Safeguarding Sustainable Development: Financing for Development and the International Investment Regime
Negotiations Kick Off on a Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights
The Brazilian Agreement on Cooperation and Facilitation of Investments (ACFI): A New Formula for International Investment Agreements?
Farmland Investments and Water Rights in Africa: The Legal Regimes Converging over Land and Water
Working by Design: New Ideas to Empower U.S. and European Workers in TTIP
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