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Series Will the new wave of trade and sustainability initiatives succeed in protecting rights?
Professor James Harrison analyses the wave of initiatives intended to make international trade deliver for people and planet.
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Series How import bans can help tackle forced labour in global supply chains
Forced labour import bans are emerging as key tools for policy makers seeking to push companies into dealing with the human rights risks in their supply chains.
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Series Using investment treaties to hold companies accountable: a case study of the Morocco-Nigeria Bilateral Investment Treaty
Okechukwu Ejims from the University of Bedfordshire highlights the progressive elements of the investment treaty agreed between Morocco and Nigeria, and draws out broader lessons for investment and human rights.
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Series Before the flood? The looming risk of corporations suing states for Covid-related measures
Bettina Mueller from the Transnational Institute looks into the risk of corporations using investment agreements to sue states for measures taken to protect human rights and the public interest during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Series Corporate interests over human interests in the India-UK trade talks
Researcher and policy analyst Shalini Bhutani blogs on the India-UK trade talks and concerns around lack of transparency and corporate capture.
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Series Imagining international trade agreements which support more responsible business
Tom Wills looks at the relationship between trade deals and corporate accountability, and highlights recent trade policies which place obligations on business.
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Series Billions paid out to coal companies show how investment rules are obstructing the green transition
Fabian Flues from PowerShift blogs on how the Energy Charter Treaty offers fossil fuel comapanies disproportionate levels of investment protection, making the transition away from fossil fuels expensive and difficult for states.
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Series ASTAC, bananas and commerce: The ABC of worker-centred trade
Blog from the American Bar Association exploring how the US Government's "worker-centred trade policy" could support banana workers in Ecuador being denied their right to freedom of association.
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Series Draft COVID-19 proposal at WTO will cost lives
Roshan Joseph and Roz Scourse from MSF Access Campaign explore the leaked proposal for a waiver of WTO rules around Covid-19 vaccines
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Series Will EU trade policy meet the demands of society?
Blog from public affairs advisor Radboud Reijn detailing the questions that EU trade policy needs to answer if it is to meet the demands of society.
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