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Tunisia unveils land trade corridor project linking North Africa to Sahel: Tunisia is pushing forward a strategic land trade corridor connecting North Africa to the Sahel, aiming to reposition itself as a gateway between the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa.
👉 TDM: African Continental Free Trade Agreement #AfCFTA (Vol. I, II, III):
https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/news.asp?key=1809
#Arbitration #Disputes #FreeTradeAgreement #FTA #WTO #PAIC #COMESA #ECOWAS #EAC #SADC #OHADA #MIGA #UNCITRAL #ISDS https://en.africanmanager.com/tunisia-unveils-land-trade-corridor-project-linking-north-africa-to-sahel/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

TDM Call for Papers Special Issue on: "The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)" - News - News & Events | TDM Journal

OGEL & TDM Law Journals 2d ago

Africa needs 700 data centres for its digital trade push: Africa will need more than 700 data centres to support the digital trade architecture envisioned under the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene said on Tuesday.
👉 TDM: African Continental Free Trade Agreement #AfCFTA (Vol. I, II, III):
https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/news.asp?key=1809
#Arbitration #Disputes #FreeTradeAgreement #FTA #WTO #PAIC #COMESA #ECOWAS #EAC #SADC #OHADA #MIGA #UNCITRAL #ISDS https://punchng.com/africas-digital-trade-push-requires-700-data-centres-says-afcfta-chief/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

bilaterals_org 2d ago

"We call for the immediate termination of Investor-State Dispute Settlement #ISDS mechanisms, ensuring governments can regulate in the public’s interest without the threat of corporate lawsuits."

Glyn Moody Apr 2

How Britain got sued for stopping a coal mine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B15QfcpRkEw this is why UK government should have cancelled all #ISDS deals a decade ago

How Britain got sued for stopping a coal mine

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bilaterals_org Mar 30

Colombian President said that Colombia will pull out of #ISDS investor protection treaties that allow foreign corporations to sue the State over perceived losses before international tribunals

https://www.bilaterals.org/?petro-says-colombia-will-pull-out

bilaterals_org Mar 26

Cadence Minerals has secured funding to commence #ISDS arbitration proceedings against Mexico under the UK-Mexico bilateral investment treaty, following the cancellation of mining concessions

https://www.bilaterals.org/?cadence-minerals-secures-funding

bilaterals_org Mar 25

RT: @IISD_ELP The rise in tax-related investor-state disputes is a challenge to fiscal sovereignty.

Between 2000 and 2021, 165 tax #ISDS cases were filed, with more than two-thirds coming after 2009. Behind the numbers are billion-dollar awards against countries & a chilling effect on reforms

Gerrit Stegehuis Mar 24

220 economen en juristen roepen president Gustavo Petro op bij de conferentie over de transitie 'weg van fossiel' in april een coalitie van landen te vormen die wil werken aan een wereld zonder #ISDS.
ISDS maakt megaclaims mogelijk tegen landen die fossiel terug willen dringen.

https://www.bu.edu/gdp/2026/03/19/isds-letter/

Letter from 220 Economists and Legal Scholars to Colombian President Gustavo Petro Calling for Action on ISDS | Global Development Policy Center

bilaterals_org Mar 23

Singapore-based #energy developer Sinolam International has filed for #ISDS arbitration against Panama following the cancellation of its licence for a gas-fired power generation project

https://www.bilaterals.org/?singapore-based-energy-firm

bilaterals_org Mar 23

An Australian #mining company is suing Canada for $2 billion over the refusal of a #coal project due to environmental concerns, invoking the #ISDS provisions in the #CPTPP

https://www.bilaterals.org/?australian-mining-billionaire-sues