Gus Van Harten
Gus Van Harten is associate professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and author of Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law (Oxford University Press, 2007).
Stories by Gus Van Harten
Seven Ways TPP Favours Mega-rich Foreign Investors, Not Canadians
And why there's still time for Trudeau to reject it.
Six Steps to Protect Canadians from Flaws in China Trade Deal
FIPA can't be revoked, but citizens deserve its effects be independently tracked and reported.
Breaking Down the Harm to Canada Done by Treaty with China
Here is the warning against FIPA an expert gave Harper two years ago.
Harper's Boon to the Arbitration Industry
If Canada finalizes the ICSID Convention, public money flows into silk legal pockets.
Harper Moves to Give Up More Canadian Sovereignty
How ratifying ICSID Convention will shift balance of judicial power to US government and foreign firms.
The Canada-Europe CETA: What's Behind the Curtain?
Five reasons against celebrating our (still virtually secret) trade deal with the EU.
Taking apart Tories' Party Line on China-Canada Treaty
A Conservative MP's letter attempting to soothe citizens worried about FIPA is misleading says expert Gus Van Harten, who breaks it down item by item.
BC Premier Urged to Consider Fast Legal Action Against China Treaty
As time ticks down, FIPA expert Gus Van Harten and office of the premier exchange emails.
China Investment Treaty: Expert Sounds Alarms in Letter to Harper
Toronto-based authority urges PM to halt ratification, laying out numerous 'deep' concerns.
