{"id":4171,"date":"2017-06-12T15:24:10","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T20:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itn.mattrock.ca\/?p=4171"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:27:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:27:43","slug":"investor-state-dispute-settlement-review-of-developments-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2017\/06\/12\/investor-state-dispute-settlement-review-of-developments-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Investor\u2013State Dispute Settlement: Review of developments in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>By United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (<span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips7'>UNCTAD<\/span>), Published by UNCTAD, May 2017<\/h3>\n<p>The <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips73'>IIA<\/span> Issues Note reviews developments in treaty-based investor\u2013state dispute settlement (<span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips43'>ISDS<\/span>) in 2016. 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