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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

Investor State Dispute Settlement is being blamed for countries' slowness to shift regulatory structures against the continued development of fossil fuels' extraction - the fossil fuels sector has been a voracuus user of ISDS and has profited handsomely from settlements....

So, what is ISDS?

A couple of years ago I wrote this quick guides @NWBylines which you may find helps you understand what is going on.

northwestbylines.co.uk/environ

North West Bylines | Powerful Citizen Journalism · Investor State Dispute Settlement: the rule of law, or instrument of corporate power?Investor State Dispute Settlement mechanisms have been called anti-democratic and damaging to the environment, yet the UK has signed up to one.
Mar 07, 2025, 07:11 AM·Public·Web
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@ChrisMayLA6 @NWBylines
ISDSs piss over national sovereignty and jurisprudence. Anti-democratic doesn’t come close to describing it. Fascism is a better descriptor. Imho.

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David S (inactive)

@ChrisMayLA6 @NWBylines I really don't understand the justification for getting lost profits. Repaying investment already made kind of makes sense, but imaginary future profits? Well let's me propose a scheme to you...

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

@Pionir @NWBylines

Yes, its an extraordinary stretch, but is the core of it; unjust for certain

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David S (inactive)

@ChrisMayLA6 @NWBylines perhaps gouvernements should counter sue for imaginary future windfall taxes?

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

@Pionir @NWBylines

Ha ha, if only the treaty drafters had thought of that (but then again, the drafters were likely corporate lobbyists)

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David S (inactive)

@ChrisMayLA6 @NWBylines perhaps gouvernements should counter sue for imaginary future windfall taxes?

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