Big business taking advantage of secretive Investor-State Dispute Settlement program with power that is often overruling governments
International corporations have been able to avoid punishment for toxic pollution and worse by appealing to a secretive and little-known international tribunal. It’s called the Investor-State Dispute Settlement program, or ISDS. An 18-month investigation by BuzzFeed raises serious questions about its judgement and its power. The mechanism was setup with good intentions in the 1950s to…
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