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Source: Institute for Policy Studies May, 2011 By Sarah Anderson Government efforts to finance job creation and other public goods can clash with subsidies restrictions in trade agreements.
The .pdf file for the full report is available for free download here. Summary: In the wake of the global financial crisis, there is increased interest in the role that development banks and May, 2011 Comment by Gus Van Harten * The discussion of investor-state dispute settlement in this OECD document reflects a positive step in the push for transparency and openness in investor-state arbitration. It is also noteworthy for its recognition that investor-state disputes often engage major issues of public policy. The document is also positive for its mention of issues of integrity and competence in May, 2011 Peter Bakvis * A new World Bank report on the shift to a multi-polar world economy observes that efforts to negotiate a multilateral framework for cross-border investment, which the Bank considers to be a “critical” need, have been “derailed” in the past. (Without mentioning it, the report implicitly refers to the attempt to negotiate a Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) under the Source: ECLAC The Commission predicts that FDI will rise by between 15% and 25% in 2011 compared with 2010, but points out that the region should implement policies focused on innovation in order to better absorb the benefits of investment flows. (4 May 2011) In 2010, Latin America and the Caribbean was the region with the strongest percentage increases as a recipient and source See: Vale Columbia Center
Source: The Jus Semper Global Alliance May 2011 Alejandro Teitelbaum has devoted many years to work on the issue of human rights in the realm of global corporations and other business enterprises. As the former Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, for the American Association of Jurists –based in Buenos Aires, he spent time toiling with the bureaucracies of the UN Source: OECD 05/05/2011 – Harnessing Freedom of Investment for Green Growth (PDF) addresses how the international investment policy community can help countries achieve green growth. It focuses on the relationship between international environmental law and international investment law; investment treaty practices and environmental goals; investor-state dispute settlement; green protectionism; and the contribution of investment and business to greening the economy. Government delegates at the Freedom Source: Alianza Social Continental PRESS RELEASE Elections 2011 (Montreal and Ottawa, April 27, 2011) – Since coming to power the minority government of Stephen Harper has vigorously pursued preferential free trade with despots abroad and spared no quarter for democracy at home, says a broad group of Canadian organizations which are demanding a new foreign policy and trade approach by the next government. The Source: Globalization and Sustainable Development By Kevin P. Gallagher Economic and Political Weekly, May 7, 2011 Last month the International Monetary Fund formally suggested that there may be situations when developing countries can gain from placing regulations on the inward flow of foreign capital. In this article, GDAE’s Kevin P. Gallagher critically analyzes the new IMF policy, based on a close analysis of Source The Council of Canadians Friday, May 6th, 2011 A new report from Eau Secours! and CUPE-Quebec claims procurement and competition provisions in the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement would be harmful to the quality and cost of water services. Combined, these provisions would create a barrier to local development policies at the municipal and provincial level, as well as encourage privatization of Source: Globalization and Sustainable Development Program Latin American Trade Network Policy Brief #66, April 2011 By Kevin P. Gallagher The Obama Administration is preparing to submit a reworked version of the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement to Congress, along with two other agreements previously negotiated by the Bush Administration. In this LATN policy brief, Kevin Gallagher demonstrates that the agreement has not been reworked Source: Global Witness 28th April 2011 Montreal. The Superior Court of Quebec has ruled today that the case against Canadian corporation Anvil Mining Limited in relation to alleged involvement in a 2004 massacre in the Democratic Republic of Congo can proceed to the next stage. The class action against Anvil Mining was filed in the District of Montreal on 8 November 2010 by The |
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We provide this documentation from the ICSID web page for a critical analysis. It includes the list of cases that this tribunal has filed and managed historically and until 2009.
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