{"id":3583,"date":"2016-02-29T09:32:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T15:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itn.mattrock.ca\/?p=3583"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:26:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:26:46","slug":"trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-signed-in-auckland-un-independent-expert-calls-on-states-to-safeguard-regulatory-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/02\/29\/trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-signed-in-auckland-un-independent-expert-calls-on-states-to-safeguard-regulatory-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement signed in Auckland; UN independent expert calls on states to safeguard regulatory space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On February 4, 2016, trade ministers from twelve Pacific Rim nations met in Auckland, New Zealand, to sign the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2015\/11\/26\/deal-reached-on-trans-pacific-partnership\/\">Trans-Pacific Partnership<\/a>\u00a0(TPP) agreement.<\/p>\n<p>On the eve of the meeting, UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, called on governments to issue an interpretative declaration on TPP, reaffirming their commitments to human rights obligations and to the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n<p>In his\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=17005&amp;LangID=E\">statement<\/a>\u00a0of February 2, 2016, Zayas indicated that the TPP \u201cis fundamentally flawed and should not be signed or ratified unless provision is made to guarantee the regulatory space of States.\u201d He recalled that the agreement resulted from \u201csecret negotiations without multi-stakeholder democratic consultation,\u201d and would be signed despite \u201cenormous opposition by civil society worldwide.\u201d The expert said that the agreement\u2019s compatibility with international law should be challenged before the International Court of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>In a report published in August 2015,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2015\/11\/26\/un-independent-expert-alfred-de-zayas-recommends-abolishing-current-isds-regime\/\">Zayas had recommended<\/a>\u00a0abolishing the existing investor\u2013state dispute settlement (<span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips43'>ISDS<\/span>) system.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/02\/29\/news-in-brief-22\/\">Read more\u00a0News in Brief<\/a><\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips32','International Institute for Sustainable Development<!--more-->'); 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