Thursday, November 5, 2015

TTIP: corporate power grab

Click here if you wish to directly access this series of short videos from Transnational Institute (TNI).

John Hilary, who is associated with War on Want in Britain, explains why we should be opposed to TTIP. 
ISDS is a mechanism engraved in (bilateral) investment treaties or an investment chapter of trade agreements which allows multinational corporations to sue governments in ad hoc tribunals. It is an extrajudicial system with special privileges and rights just for one class: Foreign investors, giving them more power relatively to citizens and governments.