Trade and investment agreements: Implications for health protection

摘要: Trade and Investment Agreements (TIAs) have been widely criticized for their potentially negative effects on health. Many governments, particularly from low- middle-income countries, voiced concerns that mega-regional agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, Transatlantic Partnership, will erode governments’ scope health protection, weakening instance those options remain permissible under World Organization rules. Further, these set default standards rules of game even non-signatories need to emulate in order be competitive global market. This article begins by reviewing changing structure trade investment policy, production, relation between two. The TIAs are then analysed, based some most relevant evidence. Key power asymmetries within architecture described, way they influence how made, implemented adjudicated. Section 5 examines a striking topical asymmetries, investor-state dispute settlement provisions TIAs, relevance concludes with recommendations mitigate potential externalities TIAs.