Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Public Interest and U.S. Domestic Law

During negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP), CCSI staff and Jeffrey Sachs discuss the implications of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) for domestic law and policy, focusing on effects within the US. The paper concludes that the risks ISDS poses for domestic law are significant and unjustified, and that there are preferable policy alternatives to pursue as a means of protecting the rights of investors operating overseas.

Authors

Lise Johnson

Senior Fellow

Lisa Sachs

Director

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University

Themes

• International Investment Law

Regions

• North America