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House Leader Demands US Overhaul Global Super Court
Rep. Sander Levin says he'll block any trade agreements unless major changes can be made to the secretive legal system known as investor-state dispute settlement. "The train got off the tracks dramatically.”
Senators Call For Global Super Court To Be Renegotiated
BuzzFeed News’ investigation of investor-state dispute settlement provokes a call for change on Capitol Hill.
How A Mississippi Funeral Home Showdown Freaked Out The White House
A secretive global legal system gives corporations leverage over the countries where they operate. Everyone said the United States didn't have anything to worry about, because American laws are fair to begin with. Everyone was wrong. Part four of a BuzzFeed News Investigation.
How Big Banks Bled A Tiny Island Nation
Financial companies have figured out how to turn a controversial global legal system to their own very profitable advantage. Part three of a BuzzFeed News investigation.
The Secret Threat That Makes Corporations More Powerful Than Countries
International corporations that want to intimidate countries have access to a private legal system designed just for them. And to unlock its power, sometimes all it takes is a threat. Part two of a BuzzFeed News investigation.
Inside The Global “Club” That Helps Executives Escape Their Crimes
A parallel legal universe, open only to corporations and largely invisible to everyone else, helps executives convicted of crimes escape punishment. Part one of a BuzzFeed News investigation.
