Your government can be sued by a corporation for protecting your water. Sleep tight!
In autumn 2016, demonstrations sprang up all over Europe against the CETA free-trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. The reason? An obscure clause which allows multinationals to sue nation states if they feel their profits may be damaged by government decisions. An investigation into the hidden world of international arbitration.
Writing
Dull legal jargon turned into genuine horror storytelling.
Production
Connects German streets to Amazon poisonings with terrifying clarity.
Director
Laure Delesalle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
CETA was ratified in 2017 despite mass protests, proving that 'consultation' often means 'we heard you, no'.
The Amazon poisoning case involving Renco Group shows how arbitration clauses let corporations bypass local courts entirely—even when communities suffer measurable harm.
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