Shadow Courts: The Tribunals that Rule Global Trade
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (698 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 099712640X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 142 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Brent Pellegrini said A masterpiece of a subject unknown to most. Ms. A masterpiece of a subject unknown to most. Ms. Edwards could have written this in a dry, academic style. But instead, after, as they say in the movies, an "establishing shot", (in this case a scene setting introduction,) the story unfolds in a suspenseful manner. The reporting, writing, research and documentation are first class,AAAA at the top. This girl is headed for the big leagues or maybe she i. "flash issue of the 2016 election and no book better explains the perils of the trade deals pending before" according to Jay Newton-Small. Trade is the flash issue of the 2016 election and no book better explains the perils of the trade deals pending before congress than Edwards' "Shadow Courts." Reading about trade issues, particularly ISDS, is usually about as interesting as watching paint dry but Edwards weaves fascinating anecdotes with impressive data to create the most digestible book on trade ever. High recommend!!!. "Great trade treaty analysis." according to Jane. I thought it was an excellent book on a trade topic that is currently in the news that no one has explaned. Ms Edwards did a great job in researching trade treaties and their pro and cons. Riley Beckett
Edwards does a great service for the public by turning the spotlight of disclosure on this dark corner of international relations." --Kirkus Reviews. "It's a short, vital introduction to Investor-state dispute settlement history and use, the shocking ways in which corporations have used it to bend governments to their will, and the total lack of justification for using such mechanisms in developed, stable countries." —The Week"SHADOW COURTS, a new book by Time magazine's Haley Edwards, shows how ISDS threats have strained support for free trade around the world." - Todd Tucker, Politico"Time investigative reporter Edwards charges that the controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement tribunals at the heart of many current trade deals represent a major shift in global relat
International trade deals have become vastly complex documents, seeking to govern everything from labor rights to environmental protections. The result is a major story about a significant shift in the global balance of power.. This evolution has drawn alarm from American voters, but their suspicions are often vague.In this book, investigative journalist Haley Sweetland Edwards offers a detailed look at one little-known but powerful provision in most modern trade agreements that is designed to protect the financial interests of global corporations against the governments of sovereign states. A corporation can use ISDS to challenge a nation's policies and regulations, if it believes those laws are unfair or diminish its future profits. From the 1960s to 2000, corporations brought fewer than 40 disputes, but in the last fifteen years, they have brought nearly 650 -- 54 against Argentina alone.Edwards conducted extensive research and interviewed dozens of pol