Investment Research and Resources
IISD publishes objective, independent, high-quality research and resources relating to investment law and policy. We also examine investment issues in two key sectors: agriculture and mining.
- Newsletter
Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2020
Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy.
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Protecting Against Investor–State Claims Amidst COVID-19: A call to action for governments
This commentary takes stock of emergency measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19 and provides governments with options for avoiding a surge of investor-state claims challenging those measures.
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Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2020
Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy.
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Sustainable Investing: Shaping the future of finance
A report on how sustainable investing will become mainstream in the financial industry.
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Investment Facilitation: History and the latest developments in the structured discussions
This negotiating brief was prepared for the January 28, 2020 seminar in Geneva on the Joint Statement Initiative on Investment Facilitation.
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Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 10, Issue 5, December 2019
Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy.
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IISD Best Practices Series: Compensation Under Investment Treaties (Advance Draft)
This advance draft of the latest IISD Best Practices Series paper focuses specifically on the awards seen in various investment treaty arbitration cases, how they are determined and what can be learned going forward. Please note that this paper will be updated following comments.
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Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2019
Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy. This special edition of ITN is devoted to international investment governance.
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Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2019
Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy.
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Redesigning the Energy Charter Treaty to Advance the Low-Carbon Transition
This paper discusses practical ways to overhaul the Energy Charter Treaty to bring it in line with international law commitments with respect to climate change and sustainable development.
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