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18. ISDS has been international law for 50 years. Are you seriously using Wikipedia

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 02:50 PM

Mar 2014

instead of substantive legal argument?

Kindly tell me what accountability mechanism you would prefer?

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the end of self rule as we know it questionseverything Mar 2014 #1

The ICSID and ISDS have been international law for nearly 50 years. ProSense Mar 2014 #3

and slavery was around for thousands of years! cali Mar 2014 #5

what hypocrisy? do you think that cali Mar 2014 #13

wow. that is a stunningly bad comparison cali Mar 2014 #17

I've presented you with not only a substantive argument cali Mar 2014 #19

Um, no. Substantive argument would include an accountability mechanism. msanthrope Mar 2014 #21

Uh, yes I have. you just aren't reading the articles I'm posting. cali Mar 2014 #22

Read post 20. cali Mar 2014 #24

bwahahaha. cali Mar 2014 #26

Does your suggestion have a name, or is it theoretical? nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #30

ISDS IS a disparate systme that creates OrwellwasRight Aug 2014 #32

Fascism. nt woo me with science Mar 2014 #4

but it's been around since before President Obama- or something. cali Mar 2014 #6

K&R woo me with science Mar 2014 #7

kick. it's surreal. cali Mar 2014 #8

It's Corporations over Nations. jsr Mar 2014 #9

corporate control of aspects of the U.S. government is something cali Mar 2014 #10

kick woo me with science Mar 2014 #12

kind of amazing that anyone on DU would support this dog shit. cali Mar 2014 #14

Look who he surrounds himself with OrwellwasRight Aug 2014 #33

The obvious question is "Cui Bono"? Certainly not "the people". Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #27

corporations are the sole beneficiary under ISDS cali Mar 2014 #28

kick woo me with science Mar 2014 #31