ISDS: Clandestine Corporate Courts that Entrench Colonialism and Exacerbate the Climate Crisis
Episode description
Neocolonialism, Democratic Deficits and Regulatory Chill of the Investor State Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Discussion with Lisa Sachs on the regulatory chill and democratic deficit of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism (ISDS). We discuss the structural issues of ISDS, including conflict of interest, lack of transparency and lack of accountability as well as its neocolonial origins and entrenchment. We also discuss the proliferation of bilateral and multilateral investment treaties, the expanding investor protections of international investment law, treaty shopping and how ISDS is distorting the investment climate in favor of fossil fuels. Additionally, we discuss the fragmentation of international law and the need to have holistic international jurisprudence and governance.
For More Info: http://thegravity.fm/#/episode/54