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Investment-Related Dispute Settlement: Lessons from international accountability mechanisms

Working toward elements of a new mechanism for investment-related disputes, the expert meeting held in Washington, D.C., United States, on April 11, 2017 focused on ways forward on a compliance structure to hold companies accountable.

Report July 9, 2017

Investment Treaty News Quarterly (ITN), Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2017

Investment Treaty News is IISD’s flagship quarterly journal on international investment law and policy.

Newsletter June 15, 2017

Investment-Related Dispute Settlement: Towards an inclusive multilateral approach

This document outlines results from an IISD expert meeting discussing investment-related dispute settlement which was held in Montreux, Switzerland, May 23–24, 2016.

Report October 18, 2016

Investment Contracts for Agriculture: Maximizing gains and minimizing risks

This joint IISD, World Bank and UNCTAD discussion paper marries two substantial bodies of research to show how investment contracts can be set up to promote sustainable development. It presents the top five positive outcomes and the five downsides from private sector investments in large-scale agricultural projects.

Report June 24, 2015

Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2015

Newsletter May 21, 2015

The State of Play in Vattenfall v. Germany II: Leaving the German public in the dark

Two years after Vattenfall brought Germany to international arbitration for a second time (Vattenfall II), the German public is still left out in the dark. This briefing note reviews the background to the case on Germany’s decision to phase out nuclear power and outlines its current state of play.

Report December 24, 2014

IISD Best Practices Series: State-State Dispute Settlement Clause in Investment Treaties

This paper looks at state–state dispute settlement provisions in international investment agreements, examining the different mechanisms used to settle investment disputes, including judicial, quasi-judicial and arbitration procedures.

Guide October 31, 2014

The IISD Guide to Negotiating Investment Contracts for Farmland and Water

The IISD Guide to Negotiating Investment Contracts for Farmland and Water is a legal and policy tool for governments and communities that are involved in negotiating investment contracts with foreign investors.

Report October 30, 2014

Reply to the European Commission’s Public Consultation on Investment Protection and Investor-to-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP)

Report June 24, 2014

Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 5, Issue 2, May 2014

Newsletter May 13, 2014

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