ITN Quarterly February 2016
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Features
- TTIP and Climate Change: Low economic benefits, real climate risks
- Is ISDS in EU Trade Agreements Legal under EU Law?
- State Strategies for the Defence of Domestic Interests in Investor–State Arbitration
News in Brief
- Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement signed in Auckland; UN independent expert calls on states to safeguard regulatory space
- Ecuador’s audit on investment treaties: CAITISA reports leaked
- Standing tribunal included in European Union–Vietnam FTA
- Germany’s judges and public prosecutors reject proposed investment court system in TTIP
- Commission attempts to reopen CETA negotiations with Canada to revisit ISDS
- UNASUR Arbitration Centre one step closer to being established
- TransCanada initiates NAFTA arbitration against the United States over rejection of Keystone XL pipeline
- Philip Morris fails in PCA arbitration against Australia over plain packaging laws
- European Commission gives in to pressures for increased transparency of TTIP texts
Awards and Decisions
- ICSID tribunal dismisses final claim for compensation in relation to Hungary’s 2008 termination of power purchase agreement
- Tribunal dismisses all claims by U.S. mining investor against Oman
- ICSID tribunal declines jurisdiction in case against Macedonia and orders investor to reimburse 80% of Macedonia’s legal fees and expenses
- Quiborax awarded US$50 million against Bolivia, one-third of initial claim