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<h2 style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:uppercase">NETWORK FOR JUSTICE IN GLOBAL INVESTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE</h2><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Alberto Arroyo, RMALC, México</li><li style="margin-left:15px">
Angel Ibarra, Unidad Ecológica Salvadoreña, El Salvador</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Elizabeth Peredo Beltran, Fundación Solón, Bolivia</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Sebastian Valdomir, REDES Amigos de las Tierras, Uruguay</li>
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</tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align:center"><strong>Newsletter # 17<br></strong>February, 2013</h3><p>Dear friends,</p><p>Welcome to newsletter #17 of the <a href="http://justinvestment.org/about/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Network for Justice in Global Investment (NJGI)</a>.</p>
<p>In this issue we present an exclusive NJGI interview with Friends of the Earth-United States (FOE-US) trade policy analyst Bill Waren on the proposed Transpacific Parternship (TPP) trade agreement. We discuss what´s at stake in the negotiations in general, the implications of the proposed investment chapter and the growing campaign to challenge the TPP including FOE-US´s recent <a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/peril-in-the-pacific-no-to-tpp/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">campaign video</a>.</p>
<p>We also present an in-depth analysis of the TPP and its implications by AFL-CIO America’s Unions, and finally you can find two recent pieces on the proposed United States-European Union Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership as well as a series of news and analysis items on the issue of investment rules from around the world.</p>
<p><img title="Newsletter 17" src="http://justinvestment.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Newsletter-17.jpg" alt="" width="409" height="193"></p><p>Remember that this and other information, resources, and analysis are available on our <a href="http://justinvestment.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">website</a>. They will help you stay informed about the debate on global investment rules.</p>
<p><strong>Institute for Policy Studies<br>The Democracy Center</strong></p><h2 style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(234,84,0);border-bottom-width:4px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(234,84,0);padding-bottom:10px;text-transform:uppercase">
IN FOCUS:</h2><div style="float:left;margin-right:20px"></div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/growing-challenges-to-the-transpacific-partnership-trade-agreement/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Growing challenges to the Transpacific Partnership trade agreement</a></h2>
<p>By Thomas Mc Donagh & Aldo Orellana for NJGI / February, 2013 / This is an exclusive NJGI interview with Friends of the Earth-United States (FOE-US) trade policy analyst Bill Waren on the proposed Transpacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. We discuss what´s at stake in the negotiations in general, the implications of the proposed investment chapter and the growing campaign to challenge the TPP including FOE-US´s recent campaign video.</p>
<p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/growing-challenges-to-the-transpacific-partnership-trade-agreement/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p><div style="float:left;margin-right:20px">
</div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/peril-in-the-pacific-no-to-tpp/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Peril in the pacific: No to TPP (VIDEO of Friends of the Earth-US):</a></h2>
<p>Source: Friends of the Earth / February, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/peril-in-the-pacific-no-to-tpp/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p><div style="float:left;margin-right:20px">
</div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/the-trans-pacific-partnership-working-families-need-a-new-trade-model/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Working Families Need a New Trade Model</a></h2>
<p>Source: AFL-CIO America’s Unions / February 27, 2013 The TPP / currently being negotiated has the potential to set a new standard for trade policy in the 21st century—but what has been made public about the negotiations to date is grounds for deep concern that it will not fulfill its promise.</p>
<p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/the-trans-pacific-partnership-working-families-need-a-new-trade-model/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p><div style="float:left;margin-right:20px">
</div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/friends-of-the-earth-alarmed-by-president-obamas-state-of-the-union-remarks-on-atlantic-and-pacific-trade-negotiations/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Friends of the Earth alarmed by President Obama’s State of the Union remarks on Atlantic and Pacific trade negotiations</a></h2>
<p>By Lisa Matthes / Source: Friends of the Earth / February 14, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/friends-of-the-earth-alarmed-by-president-obamas-state-of-the-union-remarks-on-atlantic-and-pacific-trade-negotiations/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p>
<div style="float:left;margin-right:20px"></div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/eu-us-transatlantic-free-trade-agreement/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">EU-US Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (Alert! Call for mobilisation)</a></h2>
<p>Source: S2bnetwork.org / February, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/eu-us-transatlantic-free-trade-agreement/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p><h2 style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(54,102,132);border-bottom-width:4px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(54,102,132);padding-bottom:10px;text-transform:uppercase">
OTHER HOT TOPICS:</h2><div style="float:left;margin-right:20px"></div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/a-test-for-european-solidarity-the-case-of-intra-eu-bilateral-investment-treaties/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">A test for European solidarity-The case of intra-EU Bilateral Investment Treaties</a></h2>
<p>By Cecilia Olivet / Source: Transnational Institute / February, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/a-test-for-european-solidarity-the-case-of-intra-eu-bilateral-investment-treaties/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p>
<div style="float:left;margin-right:20px"></div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/santiago-summit-spreads-new-consensus-on-human-rights-obligations-of-investors/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Santiago Summit spreads new consensus on human rights obligations of investors</a></h2>
<p>By Roberto Bissio / Source: Rightingfinance.org / February, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/santiago-summit-spreads-new-consensus-on-human-rights-obligations-of-investors/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p>
<div style="float:left;margin-right:20px"></div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/cargill-settles-nafta-dispute-with-mexico/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Cargill settles NAFTA dispute with Mexico</a></h2>
<p>By Nate Raymond / Source: <a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Articles.chicagotribune.com</a> / February 21, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/cargill-settles-nafta-dispute-with-mexico/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p>
<div style="float:left;margin-right:20px"></div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/investor-state-dispute-settlement-a-governments-dilemma/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Investor-state dispute settlement: A government’s dilemma</a></h2>
<p>By Joachim Karl / Source: <a href="http://vcc.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Vcc.columbia.edu</a> / February 18, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/investor-state-dispute-settlement-a-governments-dilemma/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p>
<div style="float:left;margin-right:20px"></div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/eu-backs-new-transparency-standards-for-investor-state-dispute-settlement/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">EU backs new transparency standards for investor-state dispute settlement</a></h2>
<p>Source: <a href="http://trade.ec.europa.eu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Trade.ec.europa.eu</a> / February 11, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/eu-backs-new-transparency-standards-for-investor-state-dispute-settlement/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p>
<div style="float:left;margin-right:20px"></div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/excessive-corporate-rights-in-canada-eu-trade-deal-are-unacceptable-to-broad-section-of-european-canadian-and-quebec-society/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Excessive corporate rights in Canada-EU trade deal are unacceptable to broad section of European, Canadian and Quebec society</a></h2>
<p>Source: Bilaterals.org / February 5, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/excessive-corporate-rights-in-canada-eu-trade-deal-are-unacceptable-to-broad-section-of-european-canadian-and-quebec-society/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p>
<div style="float:left;margin-right:20px"></div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/dirty-profits-report-on-companies-and-financial-institutions-benefi-ting-from-violations-of-human-rights/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Dirty profits – Report on Companies and Financial Institutions Benefi ting from Violations of Human Rights</a></h2>
<p>Source: Facing-finance.org / February, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/dirty-profits-report-on-companies-and-financial-institutions-benefi-ting-from-violations-of-human-rights/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p>
<div style="float:left;margin-right:20px"></div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/government-of-el-salvador-asked-once-again-to-take-leadership-in-banning-metallic-mining/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Government of El Salvador asked once again to take leadership in banning metallic mining</a></h2>
<p>Source: Stop El Salvador Gold Mining / February 4, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/government-of-el-salvador-asked-once-again-to-take-leadership-in-banning-metallic-mining/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p>
<div style="float:left;margin-right:20px"></div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/korea-belgium-investment-agreement-a-hole-for-investor-lawsuits/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Korea-Belgium investment agreement, a hole for investor lawsuits</a></h2>
<p>By Kim Ji-hwan / Source: Bilaterals.org / February 1, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/korea-belgium-investment-agreement-a-hole-for-investor-lawsuits/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p>
<div style="float:left;margin-right:20px"></div><h2 style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/are-investors-running-wild-on-land/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Are investors running wild on land?</a></h2>
<p>Source: <a href="http://traidcraft.co.uk/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Traidcraft.co.uk</a> / January 30, 2013</p><p><a href="http://justinvestment.org/2013/02/are-investors-running-wild-on-land/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read More</a> →</p>
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