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A Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Key points The ministers responsible for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) of 11 countries have announced that the core elements of a Comprehensive …
UK government introduces new sanctions and anti-money laundering bill
On 19 October the UK Government published the text of a proposed new Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill (the "Bill"), which seeks to create a …
Negotiations for an international business and human rights treaty continue in Geneva
An intergovernmental working group mandated to draft a new international legal instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations in …
ITLOS rules in favour of Ghana in long-standing maritime dispute with Côte d'Ivoire
On 23 September 2017, a Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its judgment on the longstanding maritime …
Enforcement and dispute resolution under the Withdrawal Agreement and any future relationship agreement: no role for the CJEU….or is there?
On its face, the thrust of the UK Government's Future Partnership Paper on Enforcement and Dispute Resolution (the Paper), published on 23 August, is to …
PCA Tribunal rules on disputed Slovenia and Croatia land and maritime boundaries
In a long-running dispute, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ("PCA") Tribunal has issued its Final Award. The Final Award, which runs to nearly 400 …
A warning shot for investor-state dispute settlement under NAFTA 2.0?
The US Trade Representative (USTR) is reportedly finalizing a proposal to dramatically restructure NAFTA's investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) …
What to watch for as NAFTA (re)negotiators get to work
On August 16, 2017, trade representatives of the United States, Mexico and Canada will convene in Washington, DC for the first of seven scheduled rounds …
NAFTA Renegotiation: ISDS reform objectives
The United States will lobby for changes to the investor-state dispute settlement ("ISDS") provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement …
ICSID issues first award involving China as Respondent, finding in host state's favour
In an award dated 9 March 2017, the Tribunal in an ICSID arbitration between Korean investor Ansung Housing Co., Ltd and China dismissed all claims as …
Brexit—the future of state-to-state, investor-state and domestic dispute resolution
The Brexit White Paper The much-anticipated Brexit White Paper, ‘The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union’, was …
EU launches consultation on multilateral reform of the investor-state dispute resolution system
The EU Commission (the Commission) has launched a public consultation on the multilateral reform of the investment dispute settlement system. The …
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