Investment treaties
Investment treaties | Key Advocacy Questions
Decision-making is not transparent
Trade and investment agreements can therefore restrict a country's or society's influence on their own living environment, education and health...
Investment protection
A special investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clause in investment treaties can allow investors to get around the jurisdiction of national...
Free trade is not equitable
Generally speaking, trade agreements and free trade by no means always promote fair and equitable trade. The economies of developing...
Binding agreements vs. voluntary social and environmental criteria
Unlike international agreements on the environment and human rights, economic treaties and rules are not only binding but can be...