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Shadow Courts: The Tribunals that Rule Global Trade

Full title: Shadow Courts: The Tribunals that Rule Global Trade
ISBN: 9780997126402
ISBN 10: 099712640X
Authors: Edwards, Haley Sweetland
Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
Num. pages: 142
Binding: Paperback
Language: en
Published on: 2016

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Synopsis

Edwards Offers A ... Look At One Little-known But Powerful Provision In Most Modern Trade Agreements That Is Designed To Protect The Financial Interests Of Global Corporations Against The Governments Of Sovereign States. She [posits] That Investor-state Dispute Settlement --a 'shadow Court' That Allows Corporations To Sue A Nation Outside Its Own Court System--has Tilted The Balance Of Power On The Global Stage--amazon.com.