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.
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#144 - Australia's Honeybee Industry
#143 - Could Climate Change Make Australia Uninsurable?
#142 - Electric Buses roll into Sydney
#141- How Algae is Changing the Future of Food
#140 - The Limits of Rights of Nature Laws
#139 - Protecting Our Pacific Neighbours
#138 - Celebrating Sustainability in 2020
#137 - The Psychology of Climate Change
#136 - Precarious Housing Part Two, International Students
#135 - Precarious Housing Part One, Public Housing Tenants
#134 - The New Age Of Sustainable Air Travel
#133 - Sustainability In The Stars
#132 - Garden Cities
#131 - Repairing The Economy And The Planet
#130 - The Search For Koalas
#129 - The Hidden Casualties Of Australia's Black Summer Bushfires
#128 - Gardening On The Mind
#127 - Climate Futures With Dr Ian McGregor
#126 - The Promises Of Big Business
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