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That doesn't seem right. The treaty will be signed by heads of state before it goes to legislators. They can't change it, by the time it is released it is fixed
by shubb 11y ago
That doesn't seem right. The treaty will be signed by heads of state before it goes to legislators. They can't change it, by the time it is released it is fixed and the signing countries are obliged to make it law. Therefore your first paragraph is dead wrong.
The negotiating parties have access to the text so it is not about negotiating receives. It is secret from everyone except those competitors. The wants are circulated as annotations on the leaked drafts. Therefore your second paragraph is dead wrong.
I don't mean to annoy you, just help you realize you should reconsider your opinion on this.
A valid reason might be the negotiations effect share and commodity prices and need to be kept secret to avoid insider trading in these. But more likely it is so e.g. France can trade weaker pollution regulations for retaining farm subsidies, economically important but politically toxic. If voters are not mature enough to see this then is democracy a good idea?
- res0nat0r 11y agoThis explains it: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/comments/35mers/if_the_trans_pacific_partnership_is_such_a_great/cr5rw6n https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/comments/35mers... Quoting a bit: > All treaties are generally negotiated in secret, not just trade treaties, because draft documents do not actually represent what any country is actually seeking but rather a position they are taking to secure the terms they want. Countries will always overreach during negotiations by asking for insane/unrealistic things to be included such that the other countries involved are more willing to settle on a moderate position. Its precisely the same reason business deals, employment contracts and generally any other adversarial situation wont have working documents released publicly; it weakens the negotiation position for all sides to have a perfect understanding of the goals of the other side(s).