TTIP: Might is Right

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Sociopolitical Documentary hosted by Dawn Mastin, published by VPRO broadcasted as part of VPRO Backlight series in 2015 - English narration

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The proposed free trade agreement between the US and Europe (TTIP) causes concern about the European right to self-determination. The most controversial part of TTIP is ISDS: investor-state dispute settlement. ISDS will make it possible for companies to sue governments that damage their investments. But is this arbitrage system where a few investment lawyers decide over billions of taxpayers money a protection of our business interests, or a threat to our democracy? On October 2015, tens of thousands of European citizens took to the streets, and more than 2.5 million signatures were offered to the European Commission. The source of this concern and protest is the free trade agreement TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) between the United States and the EU, which would create the world's largest free-trade zone. The part of the trade agreement that's questioned the most is ISDS, or investor-state dispute settlement, which can be used by companies to dispute a country's laws and rules, if a company feels unfairly treated. This will enable multinationals to circumvent democratic decisions and existing national jurisdiction. So whose interest will the controversial TTIP and ISDS serve then? And in the service of whom or what is the law, when it comes to international investment arbitration? Isn't in the end, might right?

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Video Resolution: 1980x1080
Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
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Audio Codec: AAC LC
Audio Bitrate: 192 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 49mn 16s
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 798 MB
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