Shadow Courts: The Hidden Danger in Trade Agreements

Date: October 6, 2016, 6:00-8:00pm
Location:  World Room (3rd floor), Pulitzer Hall, Columbia University, Journalism School, 2950 Broadway (W.116th St and Broadway) 

Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, Luis Parada, Partner, Foley Hoag LLP, and Haley Sweetland Edwards, author of Shadow Courts, discussed the investor-state dispute settlement provision in trade and investment agreements, and the risks of the provision to democracy, public policy, and the rule of law. CCSI’s Brooke Güven, moderated the discussion.

View video of the event on Columbia Global Reports’ youtube channel.

Co-hosted by Columbia Global Reports.