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York U prof’s recommendations first step to protecting countries from climate change lawsuits by oil companies

TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2015 – A York University law professor’s recommendations are the first step toward ensuring any multilateral agreement coming out of the Paris climate change negotiations will block oil companies from filing investor-state dispute resolution (ISDS) lawsuits. Gus Van Harten of Osgoode Hall Law School proposed specific wording to safeguard against ISDS lawsuits […]