Bilateral Investment Treaty

The Return of Investment Policy -- The U.S. Is Back in the Game

Efraim Chalamish | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: US Brazil Trade, Foreign Investors, u.s. Foreign Investment, US Exports, Investment in Brazil, US Imports, Foreign Investment, Bilateral Investment Treaty, US Trade Policy, Business News
Efraim Chalamish

Recent public announcements and draft agreements are meaningless if the U.S. government will not push forward and negotiate tailored economic arrangements with its economic partners.

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Let's Negotiate an Investment Treaty with China

Daniel Michaeli | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Intellectual Property, Competitiveness, Bilateral-Investment-Treaty, China, Investment, Business News
Daniel Michaeli

The U.S. and China should work aggressively over the next several weeks to prepare to announce a timeline for negotiations at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington next month.

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How Big Oil Always Wins

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Court, Texaco, Bp, Donzinger, Alien Tort Claims Act, Ecuador, British Petroleum, Pollution, Chevron Ecuador, Amazon, Oil Spill, Oil, Federal Court, Chevron, Bilateral Investment Treaty, Arbitration, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

There is another case of oil pollution with over fifteen years of "experience" that might make us nervous about any attempt to hold BP accountable in the courts.

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