Conspicuously absent here is that these agreements (making governments vulnerable to truly massive corporate lawsuits) have primarily been pushed in US (tariff-) ‘free’ trade agreements. Given that those agreements can now be unilaterally waived by one man’s whims, perhaps it’s time for push back.
Pretty much any government can (I believe) make themselves immune to this crap with a simple law, or perhaps simply by invalidating the agreement based on failure of the first party to meet its obligations. Same goes for DMCA laws making reverse engineering / interoperability illegal.
Nice to see Vanuatu pushing back with a UN resolution that ‘countries are legally obliged to address climate change’. Hopefully that’ll help with countries putting the financial burden back on the companies and even individuals responsible (If your quarry goes to ground, leave no ground to go to).
Conspicuously absent here is that these agreements (making governments vulnerable to truly massive corporate lawsuits) have primarily been pushed in US (tariff-) ‘free’ trade agreements. Given that those agreements can now be unilaterally waived by one man’s whims, perhaps it’s time for push back.
Pretty much any government can (I believe) make themselves immune to this crap with a simple law, or perhaps simply by invalidating the agreement based on failure of the first party to meet its obligations. Same goes for DMCA laws making reverse engineering / interoperability illegal.
Nice to see Vanuatu pushing back with a UN resolution that ‘countries are legally obliged to address climate change’. Hopefully that’ll help with countries putting the financial burden back on the companies and even individuals responsible (If your quarry goes to ground, leave no ground to go to).