[TechDirt] USTR Starts To Panic Over Calls To Take Corporate Sovereignty Out Of TAFTA/TTIP

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Glyn Moody takes to task the recent publication by the USTR on the ISDS included in TAFTA.

« The pressure is really building on the US and EU over the corporate sovereignty provisions in TAFTA/TTIP. As we reported back in January, the European Commission has put on hold the negotiations for the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) chapter while it conducts a public consultation on the subject. The USTR seemed to be trying to tough it out, but it has finally cracked and released what it calls « The Facts on Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Safeguarding the Public Interest and Protecting Investors » in an attempt to bolster support for the idea. […]  »

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140328/09183326720/ustr-starts-to-panic-over-calls-to-take-corporate-sovereignty-out-taftattip.shtml