Columbia U. paper analyzing TPP
From a paper entitled: The TPP’s Investment Chapter: Entrenching, rather than reforming, a flawed system
Their conclusion:
Overall, the US claims to have made a number of improvements to the ISDS system and investment protection standards included in the TPP. While reforms would of course be welcome, the changes that have been made to the TPP do not address the underlying fundamental concerns about ISDS and strong investment protections; in some cases, the changes represent just small tweaks around the margins, while in other cases, the provisions represent a step backwards. At their core, ISDS and investor protections in treaties establish a privileged and powerful mechanism for foreign investors to bring claims against governments that fundamentally affect how domestic law is developed, interpreted and applied, and sideline the roles of domestic individuals and institutions in shaping and applying public norms. For this reason, the TPP should drop ISDS altogether, or replace it with a new and truly reformed mechanism that addresses the myriad concerns that are still lurking in the TPP.
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link to full paper:
http://ccsi.columbia.edu/files/2015/11/TPP-entrenching-flaws-18-Nov-FINAL.pdf
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