{"id":8817,"date":"2021-12-20T22:20:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T21:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/?p=8817"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:32:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:32:13","slug":"itn-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2021\/12\/20\/itn-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"ITN December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Insights<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>A comparative approach to compensation in international property law claims: What lessons for international investment law? An interview with lead author, Esm\u00e9 Shirlow. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/en\/2021\/12\/20\/a-comparative-approach-to-compensation-in-international-property-law-claims-what-lessons-for-international-investment-law-an-interview-with-lead-author-esme-shirlow\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>They concern you more than you know: On the perils and potential of international investment agreements for the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and COVID-19 discussions at the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips80'>WTO<\/span>. By Dafina Atanasova. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2021\/12\/20\/they-concern-you-more-than-you-know-on-the-perils-and-potential-of-international-investment-agreements-for-the-agreement-on-trade-related-aspects-of-intellectual-property-rights-and-covid-19-discussi\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Breakthrough in business and human rights binding treaty negotiation but be prepared for a bumpy road ahead. By Joe Zhang. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2021\/12\/20\/breakthrough-in-business-and-human-rights-binding-treaty-negotiation-but-be-prepared-for-a-bumpy-road-ahead\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips18'>ICSID<\/span> tribunals fail to address the imbalance between sustainable development principles and investment protections. By Naimeh Masumy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2021\/12\/20\/icsid-tribunals-fail-to-address-the-imbalance-between-sustainable-development-principles-and-investment-protections\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Eco Oro<\/em> and the twilight of policy exceptionalism. By J. Benton Heath. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2021\/12\/20\/eco-oro-and-the-twilight-of-policy-exceptionalism\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>News in Brief<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Structured discussions on investment facilitation continue during lead-up to now-postponed ministerial conference. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2021\/12\/20\/structured-discussions-on-investment-facilitation-continue-during-lead-up-to-now-postponed-ministerial-conference\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips67'>ECT<\/span> modernization negotiations continue while agreement continues to attract criticism for impact on climate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2021\/12\/18\/ect-modernization-negotiations-continue-while-agreement-attracts-criticism-for-impact-on-climate\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips3'>UNCITRAL<\/span> WGIII continues work on adjudicator code of conduct. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2021\/12\/20\/uncitral-wgiii-continues-work-on-adjudicator-code-of-conduct\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Awards and Decisions<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Spain held liable in another renewable energy case and ordered to pay EUR 22 million in compensation for damages. By Maria Bisila Torao. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2021\/12\/20\/spain-held-liable-in-another-renewable-energy-case-and-ordered-to-pay-eur-22-million-in-compensation-for-damages\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Majority in <em>Eco Oro v. Colombia<\/em> finds violation of minimum standard of treatment, holds that a general environmental exception does not preclude obligation to pay compensatio. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2021\/12\/20\/majority-in-eco-oro-v-colombia-finds-violation-of-minimum-standard-of-treatment-holds-that-a-general-environmental-exception-does-not-preclude-obligation-to-pay-compensation\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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('.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('.classtoolTips60','Investment Treaty News'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips67','Energy Charter Treaty'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips72','Investment Court System'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips80','World Trade Organization'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips104','responsabilit\u00e9 sociale des entreprises'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips106','asociaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica-privada'); <\/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>A comparative approach to compensation in international property law claims: What lessons for international investment law? An interview with lead author, Esm\u00e9 Shirlow<\/p>\n<p>They concern you more than you know: On the perils and potential of international investment agreements for the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and COVID-19 discussions at the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips80'>WTO<\/span>. By Dafina Atanasova<\/p>\n<p>Breakthrough in business and human rights binding treaty negotiation but be prepared for a bumpy road ahead. By Joe Zhang<\/p>\n<p><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips18'>ICSID<\/span> tribunals fail to address the imbalance between sustainable development principles and investment protections. By Naimeh Masumy<\/p>\n<p>Eco Oro and the twilight of policy exceptionalism. By J. 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