Socialising losses, privatising gains
How Dutch investment treaties harm the public interest
![](https://www.somo.nl/nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/MG_6012.jpg)
Over the past two decades a complex web of more than 3,200 investment agreements has developed globally, mostly in the form of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs).
These treaties grant investors far-reaching rights, limiting state control over transnational capital and constraining governments’ policymaking space. A key provision in many of the investment agreements is a controversial mechanism that allows corporations to sue governments in private international arbitration tribunals outside the regular national court system. Investors’ claims through ‘investor-state dispute settlements’ (ISDS) have skyrocketed by more than 400% since the early 1990s. This paper gives a critical civil society perspective on the clear tension between BITs protections and the democratic right and duty of the state to regulate in the broader public interest.
Partners
Publicatie
![](https://www.somo.nl/nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/MG_6012.jpg)
Gerelateerde content
-
Experts pleiten voor heroverweging ISDS in internationale investeringsverdragenGeplaatst in categorie:NieuwsGepubliceerd op:
-
Multinationals shoppen investeringsverdragen in NederlandGeplaatst in categorie:NieuwsGepubliceerd op:
-
-
Nederlandse bilaterale investeringsverdragen faciliteren ‘treaty shopping’ door multinationale ondernemingenGeplaatst in categorie:NieuwsGepubliceerd op:
-
Geldstromen via Nederlandse brievenbussen nemen weer toe Gepubliceerd op:Arnold MerkiesGeplaatst in categorie:PublicatieArnold Merkies
-
Woensdag 12 september: Documentaire Eldorado in Pakhuis De ZwijgerGeplaatst in categorie:NieuwsGepubliceerd op: