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On the recordDecember 8, 2016
Transparency in investor-state arbitration is vital, given that governmental measures of interest to the broader public can be the subject matter of the proceedings.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Message to the Senate Transmitting the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration

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