Ending the corporate power grab of Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Today’s "trade" agreements grant new rights to multinational corporations to sue governments before a panel of three corporate lawyers. These lawyers can award the corporations unlimited sums to be paid by taxpayers, including for the loss of expected future profits, on claims that a nation’s policy violates their rights. Their decisions cannot be appealed.
Our Work
Here are some resources that advocates and researchers are using to fight to eliminate the ISDS corporate power grab.