{"id":8587,"date":"2021-10-07T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/?p=8587"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:32:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:32:01","slug":"itn-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2021\/10\/07\/itn-october-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"ITN October 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PDF \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/iisd-itn-october-2021-english.pdf\">English<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/iisd-itn-octobre-2021-francais.pdf\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/iisd-itn-octubre-2021-espanol.pdf\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>\u00a0(1 MB)<\/p>\n<h2>Insights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The end of tax incentives: How will a global minimum tax affect tax incentives regimes in developing countries? By Alexandra Readhead, Thomas Lassourd, and Howard Mann<\/li>\n<li>An interview with Esm\u00e9 Shirlow on <em>Judging at the Interface: Deference to State Decision-Making Authority in International Adjudication<\/em>. By Esm\u00e9 Shirlow<\/li>\n<li>The \u201c\u2018trade-related\u201d conundrum of the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips117'>EU<\/span>\u2013Korea <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips70'>FTA<\/span> Expert Panel: Are FTAs a novel forum to enforce sustainable development goals? By Rebecca Walker<\/li>\n<li>Despite consensus on the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips67'>ECT<\/span>\u2019s incompatibility with the global climate agenda, claims that it is well-suited for the clean energy transition persist. By Lea Di Salvatore, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, and Lukas Schaugg<\/li>\n<li>From transparency to prohibition: <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips3'>UNCITRAL<\/span> WGIII considers options to regulate third-party funding. By Brooke Guven, Lise Johnson, Suzy Niki\u00e8ma, and Daniel Uribe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>News in Brief<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>ECT modernization negotiations continue with two rounds over the summer as opposition mounts<\/li>\n<li>Structured discussions on investment facilitation continue at the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips80'>WTO<\/span><\/li>\n<li>UNCITRAL WGIII to consider proposals on various elements of <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips43'>ISDS<\/span> reform while the outcome of the request for additional funding remains to be seen<\/li>\n<li>Ecuador rejoins the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips1'>ICSID Convention<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Spain and Colombia sign new <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips63'>BIT<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Pakistan terminates 23 BITs<\/li>\n<li>UNWG on Business and Human Rights releases 2021 report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Awards and Decisions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>ECT tribunal finds Italy&#8217;s modifications to its renewable energy incentive scheme reasonable, foreseeable, and proportionate,\u00a0<em>Silver Ridge Power BV v. Italian Republic, <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips18'>ICSID<\/span> Case No. ARB\/15\/37<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ad hoc tribunal rules in favour of German energy investor, <em>Frazer Solar GMBH v The Kingdom of Lesotho. B<\/em>y Anqi Wang<\/li>\n<li>The ICSID tribunal in Infinito Gold v Costa Rica upholds several claims but declines to award damages. The majority of the tribunal found breaches of the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips69'>FET<\/span> standard but damages too speculative,\u00a0<em>Infinito Gold Ltd. v. Costa Rica, ICSID Case No. ARB\/14\/5. 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