{"id":8096,"date":"2020-10-05T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/?p=8096"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:31:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:31:19","slug":"itn-october-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2020\/10\/05\/itn-october-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"ITN October 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PDF \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/system\/files\/2020-10\/iisd-itn-october-2020-english.pdf\">English<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/system\/files\/2020-10\/iisd-itn-octobre-2020-francais.pdf\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/system\/files\/2020-10\/iisd-itn-octubre-2020-espanol.pdf\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB)<\/p>\n<h2>Insights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Investment Negotiations at the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips80'>WTO<\/span> and the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips73'>IIA<\/span> Regime: Anticipating unintended interactions, by Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder &amp; Jonathan Bonnitcha<\/li>\n<li>Explaining Ecuador\u2019s shifting position on <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips68'>FDI<\/span>, investment treaties, and arbitration, by Juan Carlos Herrera-Quenguan<\/li>\n<li>The need for \u201cAfrica-focused\u201d arbitration and reform of Tanzania\u2019s Arbitration Act, by Amne Suedi<\/li>\n<li>Side-stepping national courts would be a big step backwards for Europe: A reaction to the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips116'>EC<\/span>\u2019s public consultation on <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips117'>EU<\/span> cross-border investment, by Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder &amp; Sarah Brewin<\/li>\n<li>Assessing outcomes in <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips43'>ISDS<\/span>, by Sebastian Puerta &amp; Tim R. 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