International Institutions
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Website
Official ICSID site for information about ICSID, Member States, Rules, Cases, Documents and Publications.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Investment Instruments On-line: What are BITs.
World Investment Report 2008
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Investment Report (see pp. 15-17).
Governments
Report of the Subcommittee on Investment of the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy Regarding the Model Bilateral Investment Treaty
Presented to the Department of State, September 30, 2009
Annexes to the Report of the Subcommittee on Investment of the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy Regarding the Model Bilateral Investment Treaty
(including joint submission by labor, environmental, and development groups)
Regulations.com: Your Voice in Federal Decision Making
Follow this link to access written comments that were submitted to the US government related to the US model bilateral investment treaty in July 2009.
Committee on Ways and Means website
Subcommittee on Trade; Hearing on Investment Protections in U.S. Trade and Investment Agreements, Thursday, May 14, 2009.
Bolivia Submits a Notice under Article 71 of the ICSID Convention
ICSID NEWS RELEASE May 16, 2007 On May 2, 2007, the World Bank received a written notice of denunciation of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID Convention) from the Republic of Bolivia.
Ecuador’s Notification under Article 25(4) of the ICSID Convention
ICSID NEWS RELEASE December 5, 2007. On December 4, 2007, the Secretary-General received a notification under Article 25(4) of the ICSID Convention from the Republic of Ecuador.
Lea la carta del gobierno de Ecuador a CIADI en espanol.
Office of the United States Trade Representative Website
Information on Trade Agreements, trade topics, the WTO and Multilateral Affairs, and Bilateral Investment Treaties.
U.S. Government Trade Compliance Center
Bilateral investment treaties.
U.S. Model Bilateral Investment Treaty
Office of the United States Trade Representative website.
NAFTA Investor-State Arbitrations
U.S. Department of State website. Information on cases filed against the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Presidential Candidates on Trade Report
Statements by President Obama on investment and other issues related to U.S. trade policies (Citizens Trade Campaign).
Republic of South Africa’s Position Paper
Bilateral Investment Treaty Policy Framework Review; Executive Summary of Government Position Paper, July 2009
