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Rebel MEPs demand legal scrutiny of CETA’s ‘corporate court’ system

by Oliver Tickell With the EU Parliament voting next week on CETA, the EU-Canada trade deal, 89 MEPs are demanding that its system of ‘corporate courts’ must first be verified by the European Court of Justice as compatible with existing EU law. But pro-CETA parliamentary leaders are trying to block all debate in the run-up to the vote. The courts are likely to have a chilling effect on governments seeking to improve social and environmental standards. The slogan ‘Take back control’ is still ringing in our ears but we need to ask – who is taking back control from whom?… View Article