ISDS Case Map
investor-state disputes | ISDS
10 ISDS (investor-state dispute settlement) cases were filed against the Korean government and five of them are currently pending.
State parties consider whether to turn to traditional methods of investment dispute settlement mechanisms or more innovative solutions, such as an African investment court.
In the last week, four African countries have received investment arbitration claims before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Cameroon, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tunisia have been sued by investors from Italy, the Republic of Korea, Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
The Axiata Group had filed a case at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in May 2019, claiming damages worth around Rs66 billion.
Zenith Energy Ltd, an international energy firm, filed a lawsuit against Tunisia on Wednesday, claiming financial damages of at least $48 million.
ZIMBABWE continues its fight in the United States (US) to block enforcement of a US$277 million arbitration award to a German and Swiss family which stems from the country’s controversial land reform programme.
This is related to the complaint made the day before by government functionaries on the absence of legality in the litigation that the ICSID opened on the case of the Employment and Economic Development Zone (ZEDE) against the Government.
Direct remedies may be available to Canadian miners under the CPTPP in relation to the changes to Mexico’s mining laws.
Investment disputes led to $2.4 billion claims in Colombia.
Canadian company Gabriel Resources, the majority shareholder of the developer of the blocked gold mining project in the Apuseni Mountains, seeks to raise up to USD 4.75 mln from investors with a private placement.
