Global Justice Now podcast

Global Justice Now•www.globaljustice.org.uk

We are a democratic social justice organisation working as part of a global movement to challenge the powerful and create a more just and equal world. We mobilise people in the UK for change, and act in solidarity with those fighting injustice, particularly in the global south.

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Episodes

1. The colonial origins of Investors suing States

The Secret World of Investor Courts is a podcast made by the Global Justice Now Youth Network, exploring corporate power, colonialism and climate justice in the shadowy system of trade and investment deals. In this first episode, youth network activists Natalia and Misha explore the colonial origins and history of the investor-state dispute settlement regime - how we came to a world where foreign corporations can sue governments for billions in closed-door tribunals. You'll hear contributions fr...

Apr 08, 2024•36 min

2. The structural injustice of corporate courts

The Secret World of Investor Courts is a podcast made by the Global Justice Now Youth Network, exploring corporate power, colonialism and climate justice in the shadowy system of trade and investment deals. In this second episode, youth network activists Alfie, TJ, Lisa and Neve explore how investor-state dispute settlement, or "corporate courts", are structured and the injustices built in. You'll hear contributions from: Luciana Ghiotto, a researcher at the Transnational Institute specialising ...

Apr 08, 2024•37 min

3. Corporate courts blocking climate justice

The Secret World of Investor Courts is a podcast made by the Global Justice Now Youth Network, exploring corporate power, colonialism and climate justice in the shadowy system of trade and investment deals. In this third episode, youth network activists Ranecia, Ella and Ludo explore the role that investor claims against states have in blocking, deterring or punishing climate action and communities' struggles for environmental justice. You'll hear contributions from: Rachmi Hertanti, a lawyer wi...

Apr 08, 2024•25 min

4. Ways out and wins against the ISDS regime

The Secret World of Investor Courts is a podcast made by the Global Justice Now Youth Network, exploring corporate power, colonialism and climate justice in the shadowy system of trade and investment deals. In this final episode, youth network activists Georgie, Jamie, Luise and Barasha explore how we can extract ourselves from the system of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), hearing the experience of governments who have scrapped ISDS treaties, and wins in Global Justice Now's campaigns ...

Apr 08, 2024•32 min

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