Simon Foote and John Walton appeared before the Foreign Affairs and Trade Select Committee on the Trans-Pacific Partnership on behalf of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand at Wellington yesterday. The AMINZ submission promoted the suitability of investor protections and investor-State dispute settlement provision in the TPPA and debunked myths regarding loss of sovereignty and perceived regulatory chill as a result of the threat of investor claims and illuminated the process to resolve any disputes, particularly the requirements for transparency of proceedings. Links reporting the AMINZ submission are below.

http://politik.co.nz/en/content/economy/817/Challenging-the-TPP-myths-TPP-Foeign-Affairs-defence-and-Trade-Committee-Simon-Foote-Kennedy-Graham-TPP-ISDS.htm

https://www.facebook.com/AMINZ-120478654632488/?fref=nf

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