Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2026-05-28
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

These agreements about co-operation are agreements between the parties, that is, Canada and the European Union. However, corporations do not sign up to those agreements. Those who will be using the arbitration mechanisms or investor-state dispute mechanisms that will be enforced here have not necessarily signed up to that agenda. Canada and Europe agreeing with each other to do something does not prevent corporations choosing to pursue their own policies as regards their investments or interests.

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