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that prioritize profits over human rights.

Bilateral investment treaties often allow corporations to sue sovereign governments if environmental or labor laws threaten their profit margins. Impunity and Capitalism: The Afterlives of Euro...

During the height of European imperialism, charter companies like the Dutch and British East India Companies operated with absolute immunity. They waged wars, extracted resources, and enslaved populations, all backed by the legal systems of their home countries. that prioritize profits over human rights

True justice requires more than just acknowledging history. It demands: Under this framework, economic actors can cause catastrophic

Dangerous industrial practices and waste dumping are frequently outsourced to former colonies, where regulations are weak and enforcement is compromised.

Under this framework, economic actors can cause catastrophic harm to local ecosystems and communities while remaining entirely untouchable behind layers of corporate bureaucracy and international law. ⚖️ Breaking the Cycle of Impunity

To understand modern global inequality, we must stop viewing capitalism and colonialism as separate historical eras. Capitalism as we know it was built on the scaffolding of empire, and it continues to rely on the zones of impunity that empire created.