TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 1,000 people filed a lawsuit against the Japanese
government Friday seeking to halt its involvement in the 12-country talks
for a Pacific Rim free trade agreement as "unconstitutional."

The plaintiffs said, however, the TPP would change a number of rules and
regulations concerning people's lives "for the sake of the freedom and
profits of global corporations."

One lawyer in a 157-member legal team working for the plaintiffs said the
TPP is "a risky pact that would fundamentally overturn domestic systems."

As for an investor-state dispute settlement clause which the TPP member
nations are negotiating to introduce to give a multinational company the
right to sue a state for compensation, the plaintiffs expressed opposition
saying it would jeopardize Japan's judicial independence.


http://mainichi.jp/english/english/n...dm075000c.html

Seems people around the world are wising up to corporate goverence in the
form
of trade agreements.

Best Regards
Tom.