Re:US Announces Withdrawal from TPP
by jaboutboul on Saturday January 21, 2017 @10:19PM
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Yes, but the issue was, that it was to be taken as either all or none, and the intellectual property section, as per what was leaked on wikileaks was kind of ridiculous.
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The ISDS provisions were also very controversial.
Re:US Announces Withdrawal from TPP
by witty_username on Saturday January 21, 2017 @11:47PM
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Why? I think ISDS is an excellent mechanism to subjugate developing countries' governments (I know this sounds like sarcasm, but I think that's the purpose). And the issues regarding cigarettes have been resolved in favor of government regulation of cigarettes.