By Barry Finnegan* (Griffith College) Barry Finnegan is a programme director and senior lecturer at the Faculty of Journalism & Media Communications, Griffith College. He is also a researcher with the Irish branch of the international civil … [Read more...]
Free Trade and Investment, Tax and Human Rights, Part II – Tax
In “The Hidden Wealth of Nations”, Gabriel Zucman writes: “(w)e can no longer continue to liberalize trade while completely ignoring the problems of fiscal dissimulation.” In the World Investment Report 2015, we read: “Ongoing anti-avoidance … [Read more...]
Ministerial non-answer on the provisional application of CETA.
Here is the Minister's "answer" to our latest letter. In fact, she does not answer it at all. She writes: It will be a matter for the Council to decide on the signature and provisional application of CETA. We knew that. What we asked her to tell us, … [Read more...]
ECJ must rule on the compatibility of ISDS with EU law.
Working Paper Delivered At Conference: ‘International and Comparative Law in the 21st Century: Lessons learned?’ 10th June 2016, Griffith College, South Circular Rd., Dublin 8, Ireland. “European Court of Justice Must Rule on Coherence of ISDS … [Read more...]
12 Parliamentary Questions for the government to answer relating to the imminent Irish and EU Constitution crisis due in July 2016, should the Council of Minsters vote by Qualified Majority Vote to approve the Commission’s proposal to conclude and provisionally apply the CETA and its ISDS.
12 PQ’s for the government to answer relating to the imminent Irish and EU Constitution crisis due in July 2016, should the Council of Minsters vote by QMV to approve the Commission’s proposal to conclude and provisionally apply the CETA and its … [Read more...]