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Company v Country
The booming and lucrative business of multinational companies suing governments.
The strangely-named investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) system is built into thousands of treaties between countries around the world. It is a key part of negotiations for a new trade and investment treaty between the US and the EU. Michael Robinson digs into the ISDS mechanism to find out these little-known lawsuits are threatening the democratic process.
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Archive 2015—The Documentary Podcast
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service's wide range of documentaries from 2015.
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The Documentary Podcast
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