Philip Morris should not be interfering with Uruguay’s public health legislation | Letters

In its letter to the Guardian (Philip Morris: we are defending our business, not attacking human rights, 19 November), Philip Morris International (PMI) claims that "the Uruguayan senate approved the investment treaty with Switzerland after careful scrutiny, and with confidence that its provisions aligned with Uruguay's domestic law", and that the country should therefore silently allow its anti-tobacco provisions to be challenged by the tobacco corporation at an international arbitration panel.

Article 2 of said investment treaty clearly establishes that "The Contracting Parties recognize each other's right not to allow economic activities for reasons of public security and order, public health or morality""