What do trade policy and environmental protection have to do with each other? More than one thinks, because trade agreements lay the foundations for multi-billion-dollar corporate lawsuits against environmental protection. These lawsuits are also called ISDS (Investor State Dispute Settlement) and give investors far-reaching special rights as well as access to parallel justice.
The above factsheet summarizes the key points of our extensive case study, which we published together with Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung, Campact, the BUND, the AbL and attac in January 2019.
Here you will find our extensive case study, which you can also order by post: Under pressure: Group lawsuits against environmental protection
