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A first glance at the Investment Chapter of the TPP agreement: a familar US-style structure with a few novel twists
IA Reporter | 16-Nov-2015
In broad terms, the agreement’s investment chapter looks familiar – particularly in relation to other recent U.S. investment treaties and FTAs.
keywords: CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS
TPP’s clauses that let Australia be sued are weapons of legal destruction, says lawyer
The Guardian | 11-Nov-2015
Leading arbitration lawyer says there are critical loopholes in the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s investment chapter that leave Australia wide open
keywords: Australia , CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS
TPP – Dictadura de las Empresas Transnacionales
Servindi | 9-Nov-2015
La democracia burguesa en la época neoliberal se transforma cada día más en abierta dictadura de las grandes empresas transnacionales, por encima de los estados y de los gobiernos.
keywords: corporate interests , CPTPP , digital economy | e-commerce , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Peru
Secret TPP text unveiled: it’s worse than we thought
Public Citizen | 6-Nov-2015
Long-awaited text reveals gaps between Administration claims and actual TPP terms on key public concerns
keywords: actions | resistance , CPTPP , environment , food safety | SPS , intellectual property , investor-state disputes | ISDS
TPP text shows some impacts from community campaigns, but still favours corporate rights over citizens and communities
AFTINET | 5-Nov-2015
Preliminary analysis of the thousands of pages of the main chapters of the TPP text show there are still devils in the detail on medicine monopolies, investor rights to sue governments and copyright monopolies.
keywords: actions | resistance , CPTPP , intellectual property , investor-state disputes | ISDS , medicines
Despite assurances to contrary, intellectual property covered asset for TPP ISDS mechanism
KEI | 5-Nov-2015
Despite assurances from the contrary by Australia and USTR, intellectual property is a covered asset subject to Investor State Dispute Settlement
keywords: CPTPP , intellectual property , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Japan releases TPP details – Vietnam to abolish tariffs and economic needs test
Lexology | 3-Nov-2015
Besides abolishing tariffs and providing for investor-state dispute settlement, some of Vietnam’s highlights under the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact include removing the dreaded economic needs test
keywords: CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , regulation , Vietnam
Joseph Stiglitz: under TPP, polluters could sue U.S. for setting carbon emissions limits
Democracy Now | 30-Oct-2015
The basic point is that TPP is a trade agreement that has all kinds of provisions intended to restrict regulations.
keywords: climate , CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , regulation , video
Shallow justifications for TPPA
| 28-Oct-2015
Catherine Beard claims there is no problem with the ability of corporations to sue the New Zealand government in offshore tribunals for loss of profits under the TPPA. She bases this on "commissioned research" from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER).
keywords: corporate interests , CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , New Zealand
TPP sets limit on corporate suits
The Japan News | 23-Oct-2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact limits the period for foreign companies to file damages lawsuits against host states over sudden regulatory changes to 3½ years
keywords: CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Japan