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Sistema de solución de controversias inversionista-estado (ISDS) en crisis: Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea

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Resumen

Este artículo analiza las principales posturas respecto al sistema de solución de controversias inversionista-Estado o investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) en Esta dos Unidos y la Unión Europea. En un inicio se hace referencia a la discusión del TPP-11 en Chile, repasando las principales características del ISDS y las críticas que se han esbozado durante los últimos años. Posteriormente se procede a estudiar los ámbitos espaciales mencionados, identificando en cada uno de ellos su postura tradicional con respecto al sistema, las nuevas propuestas y, finalmente, los tratados de nueva generación que han suscrito

Palabras clave:

Arbitraje de diferencias inversionista Estado, TPP11, Estados Unidos, Unión Europea, Sistema de Corte de Inversiones

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