{"id":8878,"date":"2022-03-30T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/?p=8878"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:32:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:32:23","slug":"itn-march-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/itn-march-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"ITN March 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Insights<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>How the Energy Charter Treaty risks undermining the outcomes of COP 26. By Lukas Schaugg and Greg Muttitt. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/01\/how-the-energy-charter-treaty-risks-undermining-the-outcomes-of-cop-26\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>On the importance of defining \u201cfrivolous\u201d claims in <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips43'>ISDS<\/span>. By Ksenia Polonskaya. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/on-the-importance-of-defining-frivolous-claims-in-isds\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The efforts to modernize the Energy Charter Treaty and the hidden cost of non-derogation clauses. By Dafina Atanasova. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/the-efforts-to-modernize-the-ect-and-the-hidden-cost-of-non-derogation-clauses\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The conflict between traditional miners in Marmato and Canadian transnational mining companies: Another ISDS dispute over natural resources in Colombia. By Ximena Sierra-Camargo. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/the-conflict-between-traditional-miners-in-marmato-and-canadian-transnational-mining-companies-another-isds-dispute-over-natural-resources-in-colombia\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The human rights case for robust \u201cin accordance with domestic law\u201d provisions in Africa\u2019s international investment law. By Nicola Soekoe. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/the-human-rights-case-for-robust-in-accordance-with-domestic-law-provisions-in-africas-international-investment-law\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>News in Brief<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>The new Work Programme on the Future of Investment Treaties at the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips44'>OECD<\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/the-new-work-programme-on-the-future-of-investment-treaties-at-the-oecd\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Another round of <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips67'>ECT<\/span> negotiations. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/another-round-of-ect-negotiations\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dissent in Odyssey v. Mexico. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/dissent-in-odyssey-v-mexico\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>European Commission proposes directive for corporate due diligence on climate, human rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/european-commission-proposes-directive-for-corporate-due-diligence-on-climate-human-rights\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Structured discussions on investment facilitation: Developments over the last 4 months. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/structured-discussions-on-investment-facilitation-developments-over-the-last-4-months\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips3'>UNCITRAL<\/span> Working Group III continues its work on ISDS reform at its 42nd session. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/uncitral-working-group-iii-continues-its-work-on-isds-reform-at-its-42nd-session\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Awards and Decisions<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Arbitral tribunal finds Guatemala\u2019s decision not to treat \u201cbinding tax opinions\u201d as binding in accordance with <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips69'>FET<\/span> and <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips75'>MFN<\/span> provisions, and not an impairment by unreasonable measures. <em>(IC Power Asia Development Ltd. v. The Republic of Guatemala, <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips77'>PCA<\/span> Case No. 2019-43).<\/em> By Dave Duckett. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/arbitral-tribunal-finds-guatemalas-decision-not-to-treat-binding-tax-opinions-as-binding-in-accordance-with-fet-and-mfn-provisions-and-not-an-impairment-by-unreasonable-mea\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Arbitrators in Casinos Austria v. Argentina take varying approaches to the respondent&#8217;s exercise of police powers. <em>(Casinos Austria International GmbH and Casinos Austria Aktiengesellschaft v. Argentine Republic, <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips18'>ICSID<\/span> Case No. ARB\/14\/32)<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/2022\/03\/30\/arbitrators-in-casinos-austria-v-argentina-take-varying-approaches-to-the-respondents-exercise-of-police-powers\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/cf.iisd.net\/itn\/en\/2022\/03\/30\/resources-3\/\">Resources<\/a><\/h1>\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('.classtoolTips43','investor\u2013state dispute settlement'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips44','Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips58','soluci\u00f3n de controversias inversionista-Estado'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips60','Investment Treaty News'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips63','Bilateral investment treaty'); <\/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('.classtoolTips72','Investment Court System'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips75','most-favoured nation'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips77','Permanent Court of Arbitration'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips106','asociaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica-privada'); <\/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>How the Energy Charter Treaty risks undermining the outcomes of COP 26. By Lukas Schaugg and Greg Muttitt<\/p>\n<p>On the importance of defining \u201cfrivolous\u201d claims in <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips43'>ISDS<\/span>. By Ksenia Polonskaya<\/p>\n<p>The efforts to modernize the Energy Charter Treaty and the hidden cost of non-derogation clauses. By Dafina Atanasova<\/p>\n<p>The conflict between traditional miners in Marmato and Canadian transnational mining companies: Another ISDS dispute over natural resources in Colombia. By Ximena Sierra-Camargo<\/p>\n<p>The human rights case for robust \u201cin accordance with domestic law\u201d provisions in Africa\u2019s international investment law. 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