Does TTIP need investment protection provisions?
The negotiations between the EU and the US on the free trade agreement TTIP are a hot topic at the moment. Investment protection in particular is the subject of heated debate. The cep takes a closer look at what kind of investment protection is really needed.
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The cep believes that TTIP should not contain protection against expropriation without compensation. Laying down national treatment and most favoured nation treatment is sufficient. Moreover, arbitral tribunals as a means of enforcing investment protection should be rejected. A genuine judicial settlement of investment disputes by an international court should be advocated.
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