{"id":6468,"date":"2019-06-27T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/?p=6468"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:30:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:30:06","slug":"itn-june-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/itn-june-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"ITN June 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PDF \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/iisd-itn-june-2019-english.pdf\">English\u00a0<\/a>(1 MB) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/iisd-itn-juin-2019-francais.pdf\">Fran\u00e7ais\u00a0<\/a>(1 MB)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/iisd-itn-junio-2019-espanol.pdf\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB)<\/p>\n<h2>Insights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/third-party-funding-and-the-objectives-of-investment-treaties-friends-or-foes-brooke-guven-lise-johnson\/\">Third-Party Funding and the Objectives of Investment Treaties: Friends or foes?<\/a>,\u00a0by Brooke G\u00fcven &amp; Lise Johnson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/a-bit-of-anti-bribery-how-a-corruption-prohibition-in-fipas-can-bring-a-minimum-standard-of-conduct-for-canadian-investors-abroad-matthew-levine\/\">A <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips63'>BIT<\/span> of Anti-Bribery: How a corruption prohibition in FIPAs can bring a minimum standard of conduct for Canadian investors abroad<\/a>, by Matthew A. J. Levine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/spains-renewable-energy-saga-lessons-for-international-investment-law-and-sustainable-development-isabella-reynoso\/\">Spain\u2019s Renewable Energy Saga: Lessons for international investment law and sustainable development<\/a>, by Isabella Reynoso<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/investment-facilitation-at-the-wto-an-attempt-to-bring-a-controversial-issue-into-an-organization-in-crisis-sofia-balino-nathalie-osterwalder\/\">Investment\u00a0Facilitation\u00a0at\u00a0<wbr \/>the\u00a0WTO: an attempt to bring a controversial issue into an organization in crisis<\/a>, by Sof\u00eda Bali\u00f1o &amp; Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/the-kenyan-parliament-and-investment-treaty-making-bosire-nyamori\/\">The Kenyan Parliament and Investment Treaty Making<\/a>, by Bosire Nyamori<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/investor-due-diligence-and-the-energy-charter-treaty-yulia-levashova\/\">Investor Due Diligence and\u00a0the Energy Charter Treaty<\/a>, by\u00a0Yulia Levashova<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>News in Brief<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/uncitral-working-group-iii-july-15-deadline-for-submissions-on-proposed-reform-solutions\/\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips3'>UNCITRAL<\/span> Working Group III: July 15 deadline for submissions on proposed reform solutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/eu-commission-proposes-negotiating-directives-for-ect-modernization\/\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips117'>EU<\/span> Commission proposes negotiating directives for <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips67'>ECT<\/span> modernization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/afcfta-enters-into-force-phase-ii-on-investment-competition-iprs-to-last-through-2020-2021\/\">AfCFTA enters into force; Phase II on investment, competition, IPRs to last through 2020\u20132021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/cjeu-finds-ics-in-canada-eu-ceta-to-be-in-line-with-eu-law\/\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips42'>CJEU<\/span> finds <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips72'>ICS<\/span> in Canada\u2013EU <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips41'>CETA<\/span> to be in line with EU law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/mexican-senate-ratifies-usmca\/\">Mexican Senate Ratifies <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips20'>USMCA<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/china-eu-leaders-announce-2020-target-for-investment-deal\/\">China, EU leaders announce 2020 target for investment deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/australia-inks-new-bit-with-uruguay-trade-and-investment-deals-with-hong-kong\/\">Australia inks new BIT with Uruguay, trade and investment deals with Hong Kong<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>awards and decisions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/claims-against-albania-dismissed-by-icsid-tribunal-as-the-anglo-adriatic-group-did-not-have-a-protected-investment-pietro-benedetti-teixeira-webber\/\">Claims against Albania dismissed by <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips18'>ICSID<\/span> tribunal as the Anglo-Adriatic Group did not have a protected investment<\/a> (<em>Anglo-Adriatic Group Limited v. Republic of Albania, ICSID Case No. ARB\/17\/6<\/em>), by Pietro Benedetti Teixeira Webber<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/icsid-tribunal-finds-spain-breached-ect-obligations-by-failing-to-provide-a-reasonable-rate-of-return-gregg-coughlin\/\">ICSID tribunal finds Spain breached ECT obligations by failing to provide a reasonable rate of return<\/a> (<em>RREEF Infrastructure (G.P.) Limited and RREEF Pan-European Infrastructure Two Lux S.a r.l. v. Kingdom of Spain, ICSID Case No. ARB\/13\/30<\/em>), by Gregg Coughlin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/icsid-tribunal-upholds-panamas-plea-of-illegality-in-the-making-of-an-investment-in-a-tourism-project-located-in-an-indigenous-area-juan-carlos-herrera-quenguan\/\">ICSID tribunal upholds Panama\u2019s plea of illegality in the making of an investment in a tourism project located in an Indigenous area<\/a> (<em>\u00c1lvarez y Mar\u00edn Corporaci\u00f3n S.A., Bartus van Noordenne, Cornelis Willem van Noordenne, Estudios Tributarios AP S.A. and Stichting Administratiekantoor Anbadi v. Republic of Panama, ICSID Case No. ARB\/15\/14<\/em>), by Juan Carlos Herrera-Quenguan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/india-found-in-breach-of-bit-with-germany-by-uncitral-tribunal-in-respect-of-agreement-for-lease-of-electromagnetic-spectrum-trishna-menon\/\">India found in breach of BIT with Germany by UNCITRAL tribunal in respect of agreement for lease of electromagnetic spectrum<\/a> (<em>Deutsche Telekom AG v. the Republic of India, <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips77'>PCA<\/span> Case No. 2014-10<\/em>), by Trishna Menon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/scc-tribunal-finds-poland-liable-for-expropriation-over-divestment-order-to-luxembourg-bank-gladwin-issac\/\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips61'>SCC<\/span> tribunal finds Poland liable for expropriation over divestment order to Luxembourg bank<\/a> (<em>PL Holdings S.\u00e0.r.l. v. Republic of Poland (SCC Case No. V2014\/163)<\/em>), by\u00a0Gladwin Issac<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/investors-legitimate-expectation-claims-against-italy-dismissed-due-to-the-absence-of-specific-commitments-xiaoxia-lin\/\">Investors\u2019 legitimate expectation claims against Italy dismissed due to the absence of specific commitments<\/a> (<em>Blusun S.A., Jean-Pierre Lecorcier and Michael Stein v. Italian Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB\/14\/3<\/em>), by\u00a0Xiaoxia Lin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/icsid-tribunal-constituted-by-virtue-of-an-mfn-clause-holds-turkmenistan-liable-for-fet-breach-for-requiring-investors-to-produce-smeta-a-cost-estimate-required-by-turkmen-law-ksenia-koroteeva\/\">ICSID tribunal constituted by virtue of an <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips75'>MFN<\/span> clause holds Turkmenistan liable for <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips69'>FET<\/span> breach for requiring investors to produce smeta, a cost estimate required by Turkmen law<\/a> (<em>Garanti Koza LLP v. Turkmenistan, ICSID Case No. ARB\/11\/20<\/em>), by\u00a0Ksenia\u00a0Koroteeva<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2019\/06\/27\/resources-and-events-31\/\">Resources and Events<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips3','United Nations Commission on International Trade Law'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips18','International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips20','United States\u2013Mexico\u2013Canada Agreement'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips32','International Institute for Sustainable Development<!--more-->'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips33','Institut international du d\u00e9veloppement durable'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips34','Instituto Internacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips41','Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips42','Court of Justice of the European Union'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips60','Investment Treaty News'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips61','Stockholm Chamber of Commerce'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips62','C\u00e1mara de Comercio de Estocolmo'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips63','Bilateral investment treaty'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips65','East African community'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips67','Energy Charter Treaty'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips69','fair and equitable treatment'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips70','free trade agreement'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips72','Investment Court System'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips75','most-favoured nation'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips76','multilateral investment court'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips77','Permanent Court of Arbitration'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips80','World Trade Organization'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips100','investissement direct \u00e9tranger'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips104','responsabilit\u00e9 sociale des entreprises'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips109','Corte de Justicia Europea'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips114','Sistema de Tribunales de Inversiones'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips116','European Commission'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips117','European Union'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips118','Union europ\u00e9enne'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips119','Uni\u00f3n Europea'); <\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third-Party Funding and the Objectives of Investment Treaties: Friends or foes?,\u00a0by Brooke G\u00fcven &#038; Lise Johnson<\/p>\n<p>A <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips63'>BIT<\/span> of Anti-Bribery: How a corruption prohibition in FIPAs can bring a minimum standard of conduct for Canadian investors abroad, by Matthew A. 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