{"id":3946,"date":"2016-12-12T09:40:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T15:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itn.mattrock.ca\/?p=3946"},"modified":"2017-07-04T12:46:23","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T17:46:23","slug":"itn-quarterly-december-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/itn-quarterly-december-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"ITN Quarterly December 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PDF \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iisd-itn-december-2016-english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iisd-itn-decembre-2016-francais.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iisd-itn-diciembre-2016-espanol.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Insights<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/only-a-brief-pause-for-breath-the-judgment-of-the-german-federal-constitutional-court-on-ceta-jelena-baumler-baeumler\/\">Only a Brief Pause for Breath: The Judgment of the German Federal Constitutional Court on <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips41'>CETA<\/span><\/a>, by\u00a0Jelena B\u00e4umler<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/indias-joint-interpretive-statement-for-bits-an-attempt-to-slay-the-ghosts-of-the-past-sarthak-malhotra\/\">India\u2019s Joint Interpretive Statement for BITs: An Attempt to Slay the Ghosts of the Past<\/a>, by\u00a0Sarthak Malhotra<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/special-and-differential-treatment-in-international-investment-agreements-riham-marii\/\">Special and Differential Treatment in International Investment Agreements<\/a>, by\u00a0Riham Marii<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/unctads-international-investment-agreements-conference-2016-taking-iia-reform-to-the-next-level-james-zhan-diana-rosert\/\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips7'><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips8'>UNCTAD<\/span><\/span>\u2019s International Investment Agreements Conference 2016: Taking <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips73'>IIA<\/span> Reform to the Next Level<\/a>, by\u00a0James Zhan and Diana Rosert<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/news-in-brief-25\/\"><strong>News in Brief<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/trump-election-affects-mega-regional-negotiations-including-ttip-tpp-and-rcep\/\">Trump election affects mega-regional negotiations including TTIP, TPP and <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips35'><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips36'><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips37'>RCEP<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/brazil-and-india-initial-bilateral-investment-treaty-bit-text-yet-to-be-published\/\">Brazil and India initial bilateral investment treaty (<span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips63'>BIT<\/span>); text yet to be published<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/ceta-signed-canada-and-european-union-to-work-expeditiously-on-creating-a-multilateral-investment-court\/\">CETA signed; Canada and European Union to \u201cwork expeditiously\u201d on creating a Multilateral Investment Court<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/awards-and-decisions-25\/\"><strong>Awards and Decisions<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/venezuela-to-pay-us1-billion-for-expropriating-canadian-mining-companys-investment\/\">Venezuela to pay US$1 billion for expropriating Canadian mining company\u2019s investment<\/a> (<em>Rusoro Mining Ltd. v. the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips18'>ICSID<\/span> Case No. ARB(AF)\/12\/5<\/em>), by\u00a0Claudia Mar\u00eda Arietti L\u00f3pez<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/mfn-clause-wto-gats-importing-consent-arbitration-third-party-bit-menzies-middle-east-africa-aviation-handling-services-international-senegal\/\">ICSID tribunal dismisses <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips75'>MFN<\/span> clause in <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips80'>WTO<\/span> GATS as a means of importing Senegal\u2019s consent to arbitration from third party BIT<\/a> (<em>Menzies Middle East and Africa S.A. and Aviation Handling Services International Ltd. v.<\/em><em>\u2028<\/em><em>Republic of Senegal,<\/em><em> ICSID Case No. ARB\/15\/21<\/em>), by\u00a0Suzy H. Niki\u00e8ma<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/pca-tribunal-deemed-acts-of-polish-agricultural-property-agency-not-attributable-to-poland-mr-kristian-almas-and-mr-geir-almas-v-the-republic-of-poland-pca-case-no-2015-13\/\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips77'>PCA<\/span> tribunal deemed acts of Polish agricultural property agency not attributable to Poland<\/a> (<em>Mr. Kristian Alm\u00e5s and Mr. Geir Alm\u00e5s v. The Republic of Poland, PCA Case No. 2015-13<\/em>), by\u00a0Claudia Mar\u00eda Arietti L\u00f3pez<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/claimant-not-considered-investor-due-to-interpretation-of-seat-under-cyprus-montenegro-bit-ceac-holdings-limited-v-montenegro-icsid-case-no-arb-af-14-8\/\">Claimant not considered investor due to interpretation of \u201cseat\u201d under Cyprus\u2013Montenegro BIT<\/a> (<em>CEAC Holdings Limited v Montenegro, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)\/14\/8<\/em>), by\u00a0Mar\u00eda Florencia Sarmiento<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/ecuadors-levy-on-extraordinary-oil-profits-at-a-99-rate-has-breached-murphys-legitimate-expectations-decides-pca-tribunal-murphy-exploration-production-company-international-v-ecuador-pca-2012-16\/\">Ecuador\u2019s levy on extraordinary oil profits at a 99% rate has breached Murphy\u2019s legitimate expectations, decides PCA tribunal<\/a> (<em>Murphy Exploration &amp; Production Company &#8211; International v. Republic of Ecuador, PCA Case No. 2012-16 (formerly AA 434)<\/em>)<em>, by\u00a0<\/em>Ina\u00ea Siqueira de Oliveira<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/12\/12\/ecuador-ordered-by-pca-tribunal-to-pay-24-million-to-canadian-mining-company-copper-mesa-mining-corporation-v-republic-of-ecuador-pca-2012-2\/\">Ecuador ordered by PCA tribunal to pay $24 million to Canadian mining company<\/a> (<em>Copper Mesa Mining Corporation v. 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