When tobacco company Philip Morris sued Australia over our plain packaging laws, it's fair to say we were taken by surprise. How can a foreign company take a nation's government to tribunal for protecting its citizens health? The answer is Investor State Dispute Settlement, an obscure clause in free trade agreements allowing corporations to sue foreign governments for what it perceives be unfair discrimination. In practice, this tends to end up happening over regulations in two area: health and the environment. This episode unpacks how ISDS could put a stranglehold on regulations and policies that put people ahead of profit.
Producer/Presenter: Cheyne Anderson.
Featuring:
Dr Patricia Ranald - Convenor of Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network.
Dr Carl Rhodes - Professor of Organisational Studies at the University of Technology Sydney.
Matthew Rimmer - Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation Law at the Queensland University of Technology.
Max Bonnell - Partner, White and Case.
#165 - Who pays the bill for the climate crisis?
#164 - Carbon capture – viewing CO2 as a resource
#163 - Building resilience into our homes
#162 - The scientist meets the tourism operator
#161 - Is Australian Law Protecting Threatened Species?
#160 - Farming Better For Phosphorus’s Sake
#159 - Celebrating Sustainability in 2021
#158 - Listening To Our Environments
#157 - Ecological Linguistics
#156 - Listening To Coral Reefs
#155 - Weighing up Glasgow
#154 - Protecting Our Swamps
#153 - Why Biodiversity Offsets Aren't Working
#152 - Kids and Climate Change
#151 - Green Roofs Boost Solar Power
#150 - Building Resilient Food Systems
#149 - The Promise of Bioplastics
#148 - Sustainable Fashion
#147 - Not-So-Digital Workforce
#146 - Art and Climate Fatigue
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