Dear friends and colleagues
Great news: Germany’s largest association of judges and public prosecutors released a strong statement opposing the establishment of an international investment court in TTIP.
Powershift compiled summaries of the statement in ES, FR and EN, which you can find below.
Please share the good news!
Best wishes from Berlin
Daniel and Steph
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Re: [S2b-investment] German judges // spanish and french |
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Wed, 3 Feb 2016 11:19:43 +0100 |
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Anna Schüler (PowerShift e.V.) <Anna.Schueler@power-shift.de> |
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s2b-investment@listen.jpberlin.de <s2b-investment@listen.jpberlin.de> |
Dear all,
as promised here is the french and spanish summary of the
German judges' statement that was circulated yesterday,
I hope you can use it in your national campaigns.
Best,
Anna
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The largest association of judges in Germany (DRB) opposes the establishment of an international investment court in TTIP, stating that “neither is there a legal basis nor the necessity”.
In the statement released on February 2nd, the DRB focused on the following points:
· The assumption that the courts in the EU member states are not sufficient to provide adequate legal protection for foreign investors lacks is fully unfounded. “Special courts for only certain groups are the wrong way”.
· The DRB also expressed significant doubts regarding the competence of the European Union to establish an international investment court, since it would severely interfere with the Member states’ judicial and legislative systems and of the Union itself.
· Another source of criticism is the lack of independence of the judges: The Commission’s proposal neither ensures financial independence nor does it provide clarity about the selection procedure.
