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The Tpp’S Investment Chapter: Entrenching, Rather Than Reforming, A Flawed System, Lise Johnson, Lisa E. Sachs
The Tpp’S Investment Chapter: Entrenching, Rather Than Reforming, A Flawed System, Lise Johnson, Lisa E. Sachs
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications
During the negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, many stakeholders raised strong concerns about the Investment Chapter of the TPP, and in particular, the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism (ISDS). The US Trade Representative (USTR) and other representatives of the negotiating partners assured the stakeholders that the TPP’s investment chapter would respond to the legitimate concerns about expansive investor protections and ISDS. The actual text, however, when made public, showed the opposite: a further evisceration of the role of domestic policy, institutions, and constituents. In their current form, the TPP’s substantive investment protections and ISDS pose significant potential costs to …
Foreign Investment In The People's Republic Of China: Compensation Trade, Joint Ventures, Industrial Property Protection And Dispute Settlement, Kevin K. Maher
Foreign Investment In The People's Republic Of China: Compensation Trade, Joint Ventures, Industrial Property Protection And Dispute Settlement, Kevin K. Maher
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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The Transfer Of Technology And Unclos Iii, Douglas Yarn
The Transfer Of Technology And Unclos Iii, Douglas Yarn
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Maritime Boundary Dispute Settlement: The Nonemergence Of Guiding Principles, Marvin A. Fentress
Maritime Boundary Dispute Settlement: The Nonemergence Of Guiding Principles, Marvin A. Fentress
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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The New Law Of Treaties: The Codification Of The Law Of Treaties Concluded Between States And International Organizations Or Between Two Or More International Organizations, Neri Sybesma-Knol
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Taking Care Of Business: The Legal Affairs Division From The Gatt To The Wto, Petros C. Mavroidis
Taking Care Of Business: The Legal Affairs Division From The Gatt To The Wto, Petros C. Mavroidis
Faculty Scholarship
The WTO is usually referred to as a ‘member-driven organisation’. This term aims to capture the idea that it is states and customs territories, the members of the WTO, that have the initiative to decide on the direction of the institution. The WTO Secretariat is more or less what the term denotes: staff hired in order to help the members realise their aspirations. This is as true today as it was yesterday. Actually, over the years the Secretariat has for various reasons accumulated extra responsibilities, always with the tacit acquiescence or explicit acknowledgement of the members. In short, the members …