TPP
Inequality | 28-Oct-2016
In a tale of people power over corporate power, a tribunal has ruled against a global company in a case over mining rights. Now we need to block trade deals that allow these “investor-state” lawsuits.
Stamford Advocate | 27-Oct-2016
"Our experience in Peru demonstrates how the TPP model prioritizes trade and investment above the protection of the environment, ecosystems, and life itself."
The Guardian | 25-Oct-2016
Threat of action from multinationals one of the ‘enormous risks’ Australia faces if trade deal is ratified, GetUp says
Taylor & Francis | 17-Oct-2016
The TPP threatens to extend the most draconian feature of the contemporary free trade model: private corporation’s ability to sue sovereign nations.
The Guardian | 11-Oct-2016
Lawyer for Philip Morris’s bid to take Australia to court over cigarette laws says Australia has nothing to fear from trade deals that allow investor-state disputes
Sierra Club | 3-Oct-2016
Looming trade deals threaten efforts to keep fossil fuels in the ground
Politico | 22-Sep-2016
Critics of the TPP rage against the Investor State Dispute Settlement system. Here’s how to fix it.
La Diaria | 21-Sep-2016
Michelle Bachelet, mantiene el secretismo sobre el TPP, impulsado por Barack Obama, ya que ni los ciudadanos ni los parlamentarios chilenos saben la fecha exacta en que llegará al Congreso el tratado, ni qué urgencia tendrá su tramitación.
Counterpunch | 16-Sep-2016
There is a glaring disconnect in the world between economic growth, and trade and investment agreements.
Common Dreams | 12-Sep-2016
TPP would double number of corporations empowered to demand U.S. taxpayer compensation.
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The Economic Times | 20-Jan-2020
India has a faced a number of claims from foreign investors over the years under the BIT regime. It is presently engaged in over 20 investor-State disputes, with a number of them revolving around retrospective tax claims.
Inequality.org | 17-Jan-2020
NAFTA 2.0 cleared another hurdle as the U.S. Senate approved the trade deal with bipartisan support.
Dhaka Tribune | 17-Jan-2020
Now that the February 23 deadline for the court directive to pay Tk2,000 crore audit dues to the telecom regulator looms, Telenor hopes that the ongoing audit dispute can be settled without resorting to international arbitration.
Blue Radio | 16-Jan-2020
En Colombia, Uber se atribuyó la facultad de imponer tarifas por encima de la autoridad competente, violando el Código Penal y también leyes del transporte.
Macleans | 15-Jan-2020
A Canadian mining exec’s decades-long tussle with Kazakhstan is finally over. He was awarded nearly $53 million.
Hankyoreh | 15-Jan-2020
KTurbo claims US government violated terms of KORUS FTA, after US court judged that the company violated place of origin rules.