Colombia, Free Trade Agreements, Investment Arbitration, Investment protection, Treaty Interpretation

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Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje (ALARB)

The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (“TPA”), in force since 15 May 2012, has been interpreted through a 15 January 2025 decision (Decision No. 9) issued by the Free Trade Commission of the TPA (the “FTC Decision”), which introduced new binding interpretations of the treaty’s investment protection standards (Article 10.22.3). While much of the FTC…

Foreign Investment, Latin America, Leftward shift, New pink tide, Political changes

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Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje (ALARB)

As Latin America welcomes left-leaning political regimes, the region’s regulatory landscape undertakes an increasingly uncertain state for foreign investors. In terms of cross-border investment dynamics, Latin America’s history has demonstrated that its embrace or lack thereof is shaped by cycles of political and economic regimes. Thus, a wave of direct or indirect expropriations, regulatory overreaches,…