right to regulate

Africa, European Union, Investment, Investment protection, right to regulate, Sustainability

(NOVA School of Law and PLMJ Lawyers)/ /Leave a comment

The EU-Angola Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (“SIFA” or the “Agreement”) aims at facilitating sustainable investments. Contrary to traditional investment treaties, it does not include substantive protection standards nor investor-State dispute settlement mechanisms. Rather, it seeks to enhance the regulatory landscape of the Parties to make it more investor-friendly. In this post, I wish to focus…

Paris Arbitration Week, right to regulate

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On the second day of the 2024 Paris Arbitration Week (“PAW”), Addleshaw Goddard hosted another roundtable event titled “Evolving Perspectives on the Right to Regulate: Shaping Investment Treaty Arbitration.” The firm had assembled a five-star panel comprising Dr. Crina Baltag (Professor, Stockholm University), Marcin Kaldunski (Professor, Nicolaus Copernicus University), Nico Leslie (Barrister, Fountain Court Chambers)…

Achmea, ECT Modernisation, European Court of Justice, European Union, Fair and Equitable Treatment, fossil fuels phase out, Investor-State arbitration, ISDS Reform, right to regulate, Treaty Making

(Seven Summits Arbitration), (University of Copenhagen), and (Hasselt University )/ /Leave a comment

The Centre for International Law and Governance, University of Copenhagen, in cooperation with Hasselt University and Seven Summits Arbitration, recently hosted an expert roundtable on “The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) at a Crossroads”. The discussion, moderated by the three authors of this post, focused on the relationship between investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), investment protection, modernization…