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Yeh it's all so complicated... The loss of sovereignty stuff seems sort of like fear-mongering nonsense, though. In the case you cite, just last month Philip Mo
by laser 10y ago
Yeh it's all so complicated... The loss of sovereignty stuff seems sort of like fear-mongering nonsense, though. In the case you cite, just last month Philip Morris lost against Uruguay and was ordered to pay $7 million dollars plus cover Uruguay's legal fees [1]. In a similar case in Australia last December concerning cigarrete packaging, Philip Morris lost. [2]
[1] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pmi-uruguay-lawsuit-idUSKCN0ZO2LZ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pmi-uruguay-lawsuit-idUSKC...
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/18/australia-wins-international-legal-battle-with-philip-morris-over-plain-packaging https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/18/austr...