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and human rights: Are transnational corporations “out of control” 79 due to not only<br />
their size, which in some cases exceeds the GDP of entire countries, but also to the<br />
nonexistence or insufficient internationally valid and concrete juridical obligations in<br />
international treaties? Are they in the end better off than domestic companies, due<br />
to international treaties that regulate their rights, but not their obligations? Is national<br />
jurisdiction being hollowed out and surpassed by international treaties on investment<br />
protection? Are transnational companies problematic due to their actions, their<br />
globally-optimizing pure profit orientation and their mere size? And finally: What role<br />
can international treaties and agreements between states have that focus on foreign<br />
investment?