Statement of Carroll Muffett on TransCanada Lawsuit Using the Investment Chapter of NAFTA

Carroll Muffett of the Center for International Environmental Law critiques TransCanada's $15 billion lawsuit against the United States under NAFTA, arguing that investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms subvert democratic processes and the public interest for private profit.

• On January 6, 2016, TransCanada Corporation initiated a lawsuit against the United States for over $15 billion, utilizing the Investment Chapter of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
• The author argues that Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), which is present in approximately 3,000 Free Trade Agreements, allows corporations to sue governments over decisions made in the public interest and serves to undermine democratic processes for private profit.
• The Center for International Environmental Law suggests that the TransCanada lawsuit serves as evidence against the inclusion of similar provisions in the TransPacific Partnership and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2016). Statement of Carroll Muffett on TransCanada Lawsuit Using the Investment Chapter of NAFTA. https://www.ciel.org/news/8886/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Statement of Carroll Muffett on TransCanada Lawsuit Using the Investment Chapter of NAFTA. 2016. https://www.ciel.org/news/8886/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=Statement of Carroll Muffett on TransCanada Lawsuit Using the Investment Chapter of NAFTA |date=7 January 2016 |url=https://www.ciel.org/news/8886/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2016statement, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Statement of Carroll Muffett on TransCanada Lawsuit Using the Investment Chapter of NAFTA}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2016}, month = jan, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/8886/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }