Further evidence of risks from US Certification in TPP: Australia’s experience in the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement

US demanded additional legislation on copyright before it would certify Australia’s FTA compliance  In August 2014 a memorandum and supporting documents published on the website www.tppnocertification.org exposed how the United States uses a process called ‘certification’ to require other countries to implement the US’s interpretation of those other countries’ obligations under their free trade treaties. [...]