investment | bilateral investment treaties
20-Aug-2021
The Ecologist
Governments must urgently terminate all international investment treaties in force, in particular the Energy Charter Treaty, and stop negotiating new ones.
15-Aug-2021
The Reporter
The Hague based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) passed its final judgment on Friday rejecting the Israel based mining company's, Israel Chemical Limited (ICL) compensation claims filed against the government of Ethiopia.
15-Aug-2021
Globe Newswire
Winshear Gold Corp. has filed a case at ICSID against Tanzania for the expropriation of the company's retention licenses, claiming the country has breached its obligations under the Tanzania-Canada BIT.
13-Aug-2021
Dawn
Terminating 23 BITs is an important step for Pakistan, but if relationships with the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank remain, economic efficiency will continue to be prioritised over social justice and the rights of citizens.
11-Aug-2021
AFTINET
Pakistan decided to review the entire BIT situation in 2013, and to develop a new model BIT.
9-Aug-2021
Business Recorder
The Board of Investment (BoI) is all set to sign treaties with foreign countries in line with the new Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) template, which was approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan last week, sources said.
9-Aug-2021
East Asia Forum
Human rights experts are particularly concerned about the asymmetric nature of the system and a lack of investors’ human rights obligations. Together with high ISDS costs and arbitral awards, they undermine states’ ability to realise economic, social, cultural and environmental rights.
5-Aug-2021
The Express Tribune
Decision aimed at avoiding international arbitration with foreign firms .
3-Aug-2021
The National
A CAMPAIGN group backing independence in Western Sahara is to take the UK Government to court over a post-Brexit trade agreement with Morocco.
29-Jul-2021
Xinhua Net
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed on Saturday three agreements on bilateral cooperation after a meeting between the two heads of state in Goma.