Bolivia was the first nation to begin leaving a legal system that allows foreign companies to sue governments behind closed doors. Now, other countries are following.
Bolivia was the first nation to begin leaving a legal system that allows foreign companies to sue governments behind closed doors. Now, other countries are following.
For the western hemisphere that includes things like:
FTAA
NAFTA
Which allows corps and foreign govs to SUPERCEDE local national laws and rights.
Adding …
Canada/China Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPPA) - signed by Conservative PM Stephen Harper in 2012 (effective in 2014), locking Canada into it for 31 years.