International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Current Models of Investor State Dispute Settlement Are Bad for Health: The European Union Could Offer an Alternative; Comment on “The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Is It Everything We Feared for Health?”

Document Type : Commentary

Authors
Martin McKee 1
David Stuckler 2
1 ECOHOST, Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
2 Department of Sociology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
10.15171/ijhpm.2016.116
Abstract
In this commentary, we endorse concerns about the health impact of the trans-pacific partnership (TPP), paying particular attention to its mechanisms for investor state dispute settlement. We then describe the different, judgeled approach being advocated by the European Commission team negotiating the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, arguing that, while not perfect, it offers significant advantages.

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Keywords
Social Determinants of Health (SDH)
Trade and Investment Policy
Population Health
Global
Governance for Health
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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 6, Issue 3
2017
Pages 177-179

  • Received Date 04 August 2016
  • Revised Date 13 August 2016
  • Accepted Date 13 August 2016
  • First Published Date 01 March 2017
  • Published Date 01 March 2017