There is no need to adopt more “free trade agreements”, which are asymmetrical agreements providing privileges to investors but no enforceable obliga… - Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

Direct democracy is undoubtedly one of the most efficient, reliable and transparent methods to determine the will of the people.

The weaponization of human rights has transformed the individual and collective entitlement to assistance, protection, respect and solidarity – based on our common human dignity and equality – into a hostile arsenal to target competitors and political adversaries. In the stockpile of weaponized human rights, the technique of “naming and shaming” has become a sort of ubiquitous Kalashnikov.

Binding obligations on investors and corporations must be incorporated into trade and investment agreements, and public courts must have jurisdiction to examine violations and impose sanctions on violators.