Investment treaties
For people and the environment in developing countries, current international trade and investment policy brings a lot of disadvantages.
Intro
Trade and investment agreements come in all shapes and sizes. Trade agreements should facilitate fair and equitable trade between the parties, while investment agreements should promote international investment. Although such agreements may be concluded on an equitable basis, experience unfortunately shows that the economically stronger party usually benefits the most, that decision-making lacks transparency and that, generally speaking, agreements are often especially disadvantageous to developing countries.
