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A Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that Can Make Atlantic Citizens Proud

Steve Charnovitz, Associate Professor of Law an der George Washington University Law School
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A Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that Can Make Atlantic Citizens Proud

Event
Date
Location
Berlin, Germany
Speaker

At a Trade Night on 19 June 2014, Steve Charnovitz shared his views on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and discussed with the audience the vision needed to create a TTIP that reaches beyond a simple trade agreement for reduced tariffs between the US and the EU. Steve Charnovitz is an Associate Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School.

Steve Charnovitz argued that an Atlantic trade agreement could provide great benefits - but needs to be designed with a more visionary scope. There seems to be little enthusiasm for the agreement among citizens beyond the business communities on either side of the Atlantic. One reason for this lack of enchantment may be that the governments have been too narrow in their aspirations. Instead, both sides ought to strengthen their ambition for a cutting-edge, dynamic, deep integration agreement worthy of the 21st Century. The TTIP therefore needs to incorporate protections for the environment, social justice, human rights, services, labor, and tourism, among other broad topics.

Dinner Dialogue participants presented many interesting opinions regarding the attainability and implications of such an agreement (e.g., due to the political atmosphere on both sides of the Atlantic or the geopolitical implications).

Steve Charnovitz's remarks [pdf, 85 kB, English] are available for download.

The "eco-logic" of the TTIP should be that it will promote sustainable development and social justice.

Contact

R. Andreas Kraemer
Founder and Director Emeritus, Ecologic Institute
Visiting Assistant Professor and Adjunct Professor, Duke University
Initiator and Convenor, Arctic Summer College
Organizer
Speaker
Team
Dr. Christiane Gerstetter
Sarina Bstieler
Date
Location
Berlin, Germany
Language
English
Participants
14
Keywords
Trade, TTIP, Investment, sustainability
Berlin
Dinner Dialogue, discussion, Trade Night