ITN Quarterly March 2024
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 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 […]
Last week, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) hosted its 9th annual Investment Treaty Conference on “Supporting the Global Energy Transition: Methods to align investment treaties with […]
Egypt is considered a prime model of a historically multi-identity country that has always tried to attain balance and consistency in its foreign policy, including its economic pillar, between different […]
Orazul International España Holdings S.L. v Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/19/25, Award, 14 December 2023 The ICSID tribunal issued its award in the Orazul case. The tribunal rejected all […]
BSG Resources Limited (in administration), BSG Resources (Guinea) Limited and BSG Resources (Guinea) SÀRL v. Republic of Guinea (I), ICSID Case No. ARB/14/22 Summary BSG Resources Limited (in administration), BSG […]
Grupo Energía Bogotá S.A. E.S.P. and Transportadora de Energía de Centroamérica S.A. v. Republic of Guatemala, ICSID Case No. ARB/20/48, Decision on Preliminary Objections, November 24, 2023 Summary The companies […]
Sodexo Pass International SAS v. Hungary, Award, ICSID Case No. ARB/14/20 Summary In 2014, Sodexo Pass International filed an ICSID claim against Hungary, alleging breaches of the latter’s obligations under […]
Vercara LLC (formerly Security Services LLC, formerly Neustar, Inc) v. Republic of Colombia, ICSID Case No. ARB/20/7, Decision on security for costs, September 27, 2023 Summary The decision concerns security […]
On 22-26 January 2024, UNCITRAL Working Group III on Reform of ISDS held its 47th session in Vienna. The majority of the session was devoted to the Draft Statute of […]
The 4th Joint Committee of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) held its meeting on 9 February, 2024, leading to, among other things, a joint interpretation on investment. The […]
On 22 February 2024, the UK government announced that it is leaving the ECT after the failure of efforts to align it with net zero. The withdrawal announcement by Slovenia […]
The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the WTO took place on 26 February-2 March 2024, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with close to 4,000 participants. The ministers ended the […]
UNCTAD held the first of its newly established Multi-stakeholder Platform on IIA Reform on 4 March, 2024, with over 40 participants. The platform was launched at the 8th World Investment […]
The 7th Inter-sessional Meeting of Working Group III was held in Egmont Palace in Brussels, Belgium on 7 and 8 March, 2024. The overarching theme of the meeting was “a […]
On 11 March, 2024, the OECD held its 9th Investment Treaty Conference focusing on methods to align investment treaties with the Paris Agreement. The main reform proposal discussed was a […]
On 13-15 March, 2024, the UNIDROIT and ICC Institute of World Business Law Working Group on International Investment Contracts held its Second session in Paris. The Working Group, composed mostly […]
Adria Group B.V. and Adria Group Holding B.V. v. The Republic of Croatia, Decision on Intra-EU Jurisdictional Objection, ICSID Case No. ARB/20/6
JSC DTEK Krymenergo v Russia, PCA Case No. 2018-41, Award, November 1, 2023
Based on a draft resolution submitted by Nigeria on behalf of the African Group, the recent United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution on the UN tax treaty aims to bolster […]
In September 2023, the European Commission has unveiled a non-paper presenting model clauses for BITs between EU member states and third countries. These model clauses, accompanied by annotations, aim to […]
In October 2023, UNCITRAL delegates to Working Group III gathered again in Vienna to continue their work on ISDS reform. Two topics were discussed—(i) draft provisions on the establishment of […]
From October 15 to 20, 2023, UNCTAD organized its eighth World Investment Forum in Abu Dhabi. The World Investment Forum highlighted global investment challenges and opportunities. Discussions focused on sustainable […]
The English High Court upheld Nigeria’s challenge against controversial awards in favour of Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) by finding significant irregularities in the arbitration process. The arbitration awards […]
As we reported earlier, in 2021, the German energy company RWE filed for a controversial ECT arbitration challenging the Netherlands’ coal phase-out. In the context of the arbitration, the Netherlands […]
EU appears as a respondent in one of the three arbitrations brought by oil-refining companies belonging to Klesch Group (here, here, and here). It has been reported that the trio […]
The Singapore company Zeph Investments Pte, owned by Australian billionaire Clive Palmer, has reportedly filed a notice of intention to commence arbitration against Australia based on the Singapore–Australia Free Trade […]
Complex Designers and Emergent Design: Reforming the Investment Treaty System Anthea Roberts and Taylor St John, American Journal of International Law, 116(1), 96–149. Sept 2021 Available here. Overview of Contract […]