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https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34105

Investor to State Dispute Settlement. A Challenge for Democracy, Ethics, the Environment, and the Rule of Law

Ivica Kelam orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-9087-0314 ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Education, Cara Hadrijana 10, HR–31000 Osijek


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Abstract

Until recently, international trade agreements did not cause any public reaction and were considered irrelevant to everyday life. The experience of the existing international trade agreements from NAFTA, through TPP, to TTIP and CETA, which are in the process of negotiations or ratification, has shown that they have a huge impact on the daily lives of citizens and affect the entire society and economy. These agreements are negotiated and concluded by neglecting ethical principles, democratic procedures, and human rights, where only economic interests are taken into account. In this paper we will explore how these agreements undermine universal ethical principles and democratic standards through the ISDS mechanism, imposing the economic interest of large capital against the welfare of society, the individual, and the environment. We will refer particularly to the work of Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, the United Nations Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order (also known as Special Rapporteur), who in his reports to the United Nations General Assembly and in media appearances fiercely criticises the ISDS mechanism and its implementation in agreements such as CETA and TTIP.

Keywords

international trade agreement; ISDS; TTP; TTIP; CETA; Alfred-Maurice de Zayas; Special Rapporteur; United Nations; democracy; capitalism

Hrčak ID:

224036

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/224036

Publication date:

11.6.2019.

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