TPP Is ‘Fundamentally Flawed’ and Should Be Resisted, Says U.N. Human Rights Expert
Truthdig/RT Feb 3, 2016
The leading United Nations expert on human rights is calling upon the 12 nations considering the Trans-Pacific Partnership to reject the trade agreement, out of concern that it “is out of step with today’s international human rights regime.”
Alfred de Zayas, the U.N.’s independent expert on the promotion of democratic and equitable international order, said the TPP “is fundamentally flawed and should not be signed or ratified unless provision is made to guarantee the regulatory space of states.”
“I am concerned that notwithstanding enormous opposition by civil society worldwide, twelve countries are about to sign an agreement, which is the product of secret negotiations without multi-stakeholder democratic consultation,” de Zayas said in a statement ahead of Thursday’s meeting in New Zealand of trade representatives for the 12 Pacific Rim nations involved in the secretive talks over the TPP.
“Trade agreements are not ‘stand-alone’ legal regimes, but must conform with fundamental principles of international law, including transparency and accountability,” de Zayas said. “[Trade agreements] must not delay, circumvent, undermine or make impossible the fulfillment of human rights treaty obligations.”...
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From Truthdig Comments:
Alice X • 3 hours ago
The TPP along with the upcoming TTiP and TiSA are designed to work around national sovereignty and regulation.
The TPP is correctly described as a Corporate Coup d'Etat. The others will be additional chapters.
The ultimate Neoliberal program. On that basis it is not flawed.
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