ITN Quarterly | July 1, 2023

ITN June 2023

Insights

The Protocol on Investment to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area: What’s in it and what’s next for the Continent? By Danish, Hamed El-Kady, Makane Moïse Mbengue, Suzy H. Nikièma & Daniel Uribe. Read
Bridging the Gap Between Investor Rights and Obligations: How academics can contribute to a fairer international law on foreign investment. By Nicolás M. Perrone & Ignacio Andres Vásquez. Read
Deconstructing India’s Evolving Approach Toward International Investment Agreements. By Harshad Pathak & Shantanu Singh. Read
The ICJ decides on the content of international protection standards: A lost opportunity? By Josef Ostřanský. Read
Navigating Trade and Investment Treaties to Develop Indonesia’s Sustainable Electric Vehicle Industry Through Technology Transfer. By Ronald Eberhard Tundang. Read

Germany denies benefits to Russian investors under ECT. Read
EU Parliament proposes directive to regulate third-party funding. Read
Norway terminates its IIAs with European Economic Area members. Read
India sends termination notices to 68 countries with a request to renegotiate. Read
Venezuela and Colombia sign a BIT. Read
ICJ delivers its merits judgment in Certain Iranian Assets (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America). Read
U.S. district court stops enforcement of an award against Spain based on EU law argument. Read

ICSID tribunal upholds China’s jurisdictional objection. (AsiaPhos Limited and Norwest Chemicals Pte Limited v. the People’s Republic of China, ICSID Case No. ADM/21/1, Award, 16 February 2023). By Dimitris Kontogiannis. Read
AFC Investment Solutions S.L. v República de Colombia ICSID Case No. ARB/20/16: (The relevance of the distinction between “dispute” and “claim” in light of ICSID Arbitration Rule 41(5)). By Sergio Cifuentes Vergara. Read
Korea found guilty of violating FET obligations but redeemed by contributory negligence of investor’s financial crime conviction. By Tathagata Choudhury. Read
PCA Tribunal finds that Russia committed an illegal expropriation against Ukrainian bank (Public Joint Stock Company “State Savings Bank of Ukraine” v. Russian Federation, PCA Case 2016-14). By Dihu Wu is J.D. Read