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Time and compromise in UNCITRAL’s Working Group III
During the week of 22 September 2025, States once again met in Vienna under Working Group III of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) to deliberate reforms to investor–State dispute settlement.
At a glance: investment treaty practice in China
Article 13.1 of Model IV provides that an investment dispute between an investor and a host state shall, as far as possible, be settled amicably through negotiations between the parties to the dispute, including conciliation procedures.
Israeli court refuses to enforce €20m ruling against Spanish gov't
German company Sunflower cannot enforce in Israel a binding arbitration award requiring the Spanish government to pay it €18.4 million plus €1.5 million in costs.
Eco Oro seeks annulment of ICSID tribunal decision on damages and announces US$4.5 million financing
Eco Oro Minerals Corp. announces it has filed an application to annul the damages award issued on July 15, 2024 awarding no monetary compensation to the company by the ICSID tribunal.
The India/UAE Bilateral Investment Treaty: Novel features in the next generation of BITs
We consider the key changes for investors and how the treaty reflects India’s developing approach to the balancing of its regulatory rights against those of private investors.
Court registers US$10b ConocoPhillips award against Venezuela
US oil giant ConocoPhillips has been permitted to register an over US$10 billion arbitration award against Venezuela in Trinidad and Tobago for the expropriation of its oil assets by the South American country nearly two decades ago.
Resurgence of contract-based ISDS and the risk of internationalizing investor–state relations
As investment treaties face increased resistance from all quarters, there have been renewed calls to prioritize contract-based arbitrations pursuant to arbitration clauses in investment agreements negotiated between foreign investors and host states.
Definition of investment in bilateral investment treaties of South Asian countries and regulatory discretion
This paper analyses the broad asset based definition of investment in the BITs signed by four South Asian countries, namely Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.
Enforcing IPRs through investor-state dispute settlement: A paradigm shift in global IP practice
International investment laws focus mostly on the rights of the investor and diverse opinions of generally accepted international principles such as fair and equitable treatment that encourage investors to litigate intellectual property through Investor State Dispute Settlement
US court sides with MOL: Croatia ordered to pay $200 million in damages
A US federal court has dismissed Croatia’s request to block the enforcement of a 2022 arbitration ruling in favor of Hungarian energy giant MOL.