{"id":5485,"date":"2018-07-30T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/?p=5485"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:28:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:28:52","slug":"itn-july-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/07\/30\/itn-july-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"ITN July 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PDF \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/iisd-itn-july-2018-english.pdf\">English<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/iisd-itn-juillet-2018-francais.pdf\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/iisd-itn-julio-2018-espanol.pdf\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB)<\/p>\n<h2>Insights<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/07\/30\/the-2018-draft-dutch-model-bit-a-critical-assessment-bart-jaap-verbeek-and-roeline-knottnerus\/\">The 2018 Draft Dutch Model <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips63'>BIT<\/span>: A critical assessment<\/a>, by Bart-Jaap Verbeek and Roeline Knottnerus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2018\/07\/30\/the-case-against-third-party-funding-in-investment-arbitration-frank-garcia\/\">The Case Against Third-Party Funding in Investment Arbitration<\/a>, by Frank J. Garcia<\/li>\n<li>Making the Right to Regulate in Investment Law and Policy Work for Development: Reflections from the South African and Brazilian experiences, by Fabio Morosini<\/li>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>News in Brief<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">European Commission communication on protection of intra-<span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips117'>EU<\/span> investment rejects <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips67'>ECT<\/span> as a basis for intra-EU <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips43'>ISDS<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Update on EU trade and investment negotiations: Japan, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">United States Trade Representative outlines plan to negotiate model free trade agreement with sub-Saharan African country<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips3'>UNCITRAL<\/span> Working Group III continues debate on ISDS concerns and multilateral reform <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Awards and Decisions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips18'>ICSID<\/span> tribunal finds Spain in breach of the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips69'>FET<\/span> standard under the Energy Charter Treaty (<em>Masdar Solar &amp; Wind Cooperatief U.A. v. The Kingdom of Spain, ICSID Case No. ARB\/14\/1<\/em>), by Trishna Menon<\/li>\n<li>Kosovo\u2019s jurisdictional objections prevail against claims of German investor (<em>ACP Axos Capital GMBH v. Republic of Kosovo, ICSID Case No. ARB\/15\/22<\/em>), by\u00a0Kirrin Hough<\/li>\n<li>UNCITRAL tribunal declines jurisdiction as France\u2013Mauritius BIT does not apply to dual national investor (<em>Dawood Rawat v. The Republic of Mauritius, <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips77'>PCA<\/span> Case 2016-20<\/em>), by\u00a0Pietro Benedetti Teixeira Webber<\/li>\n<li>Investor ordered by ICSID tribunal to pay Canadian government CAD 9 million following failed <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips19'>NAFTA<\/span> claim (<em>Mercer International Inc. v. Government of Canada<\/em><em>,\u00a0<\/em><em>ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)\/12\/3<\/em>), by\u00a0Matthew Levine<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg fund awarded EUR 53.3 for FET breach arising out of Spain\u2019s curtailment of renewable energy incentive schemes (<em>Novenergia II &#8211; Energy &amp; Environment (SCA) (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), SICAR v. 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