A World Court for Corporations: How the EU Plans to Entrench and Institutionalize Investor-State Dispute Settlement

The report argues that the European Commission's proposal for a Multilateral Investment Court aims to institutionalize and preserve the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system, which the authors claim prioritizes corporate privilege over the public interest and democratic lawmaking.

• The European Commission's proposal for a Multilateral Investment Court is characterized as an attempt to preserve the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system by rebranding it, which the authors argue will entrench corporate privilege in future trade agreements.
• The authors contend that a global investor court would undermine democratic institutions and lawmaking while increasing the power imbalance that favors corporate rights and compensation over the public interest.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2017). A World Court for Corporations: How the EU Plans to Entrench and Institutionalize Investor-State Dispute Settlement. https://www.ciel.org/reports/world-court-corporations-eu-plans-entrench-institutionalize-investor-state-dispute-settlement/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. A World Court for Corporations: How the EU Plans to Entrench and Institutionalize Investor-State Dispute Settlement. 2017. https://www.ciel.org/reports/world-court-corporations-eu-plans-entrench-institutionalize-investor-state-dispute-settlement/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2017world, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{A World Court for Corporations: How the EU Plans to Entrench and Institutionalize Investor-State Dispute Settlement}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2017}, month = dec, url = {https://www.ciel.org/reports/world-court-corporations-eu-plans-entrench-institutionalize-investor-state-dispute-settlement/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }