{"id":5215,"date":"2018-04-24T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/?p=5215"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:28:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:28:38","slug":"itn-april-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/itn-april-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"ITN April 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PDF \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iisd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/iisd-itn-april-2018-english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iisd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/iisd-itn-avril-2018-francais.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iisd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/iisd-itn-abril-2018-espanol.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB)<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Insights<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/achmea-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-isds-in-and-with-europe-laurens-ankersmit\/\"><em>Achmea<\/em>: The Beginning of the End for <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips43'>ISDS<\/span>\u00a0<em>in<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>with<\/em>\u00a0Europe? <\/a>By Laurens Ankersmit<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/withdrawal-of-consent-to-investor-state-arbitration-and-termination-of-investment-treaties-lise-johnson-jesse-coleman-brooke-guven\/\">Withdrawal of Consent to Investor\u2013State Arbitration and Termination of Investment Treaties, <\/a>by Lise Johnson, Jesse Coleman and Brooke G\u00fcven<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/an-interview-with-luis-guillermo-velez-director-general-of-colombias-national-agency-for-the-legal-defense-of-the-state\/\">An Interview with Luis Guillermo V\u00e9lez \u2013\u00a0Director-General of Colombia&#8217;s National Agency for the Legal Defense of the State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>News in Brief<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/uncitral-working-group-iii-meets-in-new-york-to-continue-isds-reform-discussions\/\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips3'>UNCITRAL<\/span> Working Group III meets in New York to continue ISDS reform discussions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/agreement-to-create-the-african-continental-free-trade-area-afcfta-signed-in-rwanda\/\">Agreement to create the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) signed in Rwanda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/council-of-the-european-union-adopts-negotiating-directives-eu-commission-to-negotiate-a-convention-establishing-a-multilateral-investment-court\/\">Council of the European Union adopts negotiating directives: <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips117'>EU<\/span> Commission to negotiate a convention\u00a0establishing a multilateral investment court<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/comprehensive-and-progressive-agreement-for-trans-pacific-partnership-cptpp-signed\/\">Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (<span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips17'>CPTPP<\/span>) signed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/rcep-to-discuss-investment-in-july-conclusion-of-agreement-expected-in-2018\/\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips35'>RCEP<\/span> to discuss investment in July; conclusion of agreement expected in 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Awards and Decisions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/icsid-tribunal-finds-latvia-breached-fet-under-latvia-lithuania-bit-gladwin-issac\/\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips18'>ICSID<\/span> tribunal finds Latvia breached <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips69'>FET<\/span> under Latvia\u2013Lithuania <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips63'>BIT<\/span> (<em>UAB E Ener\u0123ija v. Republic of Latvia, ICSID Case\u00a0No. ARB\/12\/33<\/em>), <\/a>by\u00a0Gladwin Issac<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/icsid-tribunal-declines-jurisdiction-timor-leste-never-consented-to-icsid-arbitration-trishna-menon\/\">ICSID tribunal declines jurisdiction: Timor-Leste never consented to ICSID arbitration (<em>Lighthouse Corporation Pty Ltd and Lighthouse\u00a0Corporation Ltd, IBC v. Democratic Republic of\u00a0Timor-Leste, ICSID Case No. ARB\/15\/2<\/em>), <\/a>by\u00a0Trishna Menon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/icsid-tribunal-dismisses-expropriation-case-against-venezuela-jurisdictional-grounds-bettina-muller\/\">ICSID tribunal dismisses expropriation case against Venezuela on jurisdictional grounds (<em>F\u00e1brica de Vidrios Los Andes, C.A. and Owens-Illinois de Venezuela, C.A. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB\/12\/21<\/em>), <\/a>by\u00a0Bettina M\u00fcller<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/solar-energy-claims-brought-by-german-investors-against-czechia-are-dismissed-mintewab-abebe\/\">Solar energy claims brought by German investors against Czechia are dismissed (<em>J\u00fcrgen Wirtgen, Stefan Wirtgen, Gisela Wirtgen and\u00a0JSW Solar (zwei) GmbH &amp; Co. KG v. Czech Republic,\u00a0PCA Case No. 2014-03<\/em>), <\/a>by\u00a0Mintewab Abebe<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/04\/24\/venezuela-held-liable-unlawful-expropriation-fertilizer-plants-claudia-arietti\/\">Venezuela held liable for unlawful expropriation of fertilizer plants (<em>Koch Minerals S\u00e1rl and Koch Nitrogen International S\u00e1rl v. 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