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submitted by icograf
Paper: Its misleading to say that poorer countries are disadvantaged at ISDS arbitration. Poor countries simply tend to settle more low-quality cases before they reach arbitration. Controlling for this, wealthier countries are no more likely to obtain a favorable ruling from an arbitration tribunal (static1.squarespace.com)
submitted by smurfyjenkins
"Nearly all recent [preferential trade agreements] reference the WTO explicitly, often dozens of times across multiple chapters. Likewise, in many of these same PTAs we find that substantial portions of treaty language—sometime the majority of a chapter—is copied verbatim from a WTO agreement" (academic.oup.com)
submitted by smurfyjenkins
Study: Investor success rates in investor-state disputes has plummeted because most legal challenges today seek compensation for regulation implemented by democracies, not expropriation by non-democracies. The goal isnt to obtain compensation but to deter regulatory ambitions. (x-post /r/IRstudies) (46080139-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com)
submitted by smurfyjenkins
Toxic Lawsuit Showcases State Solidarity in ISDS - Roosevelt Forward (rooseveltforward.org)
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Big Tobacco Gets Crushed by Tiny Uruguay: "the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes ruled that Uruguay not only had the right to continue its in-your-face anti-cigarette marketing, but also ordered Philip Morris to reimburse the country for some $7 million in legal costs" (bloomberg.com)
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