NAFTA's chapter 11, which allows foreign companies to sue when their subsidiaries apparently get second-class treatment behind domestic firms.

ECONOMIST: A worldly spin from George Bush

The Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) sought to ensure that companies investing abroad would receive compensation if they were nationalised as well as equal treatment with domestic firms.

BBC: Investment puzzle for WTO

Robbins, who has been in jail since his arrest in January and pleaded guilty in April, received five years' probation and must undergo treatment for domestic violence and stalking.

NPR: 'Charlie Brown' Actor To Serve Sentence In Rehab

The Saudi Labour Ministry has in the past acknowledged some problems with the treatment of domestic staff, but the government also says foreign workers' rights are protected under Islamic law.

BBC: Indonesia maid 'killed in Saudi Arabia'

For instance, it requires insurance companies to cover individuals with pre-existing conditions, which can include a previous Caesarean section, pregnancy while seeking coverage, and receiving treatment for domestic or sexual assault.

FORBES: Health Ruling Hailed Except on Medicaid Rules

Thus the six old-timers, for example, have agreed to accord one another's citizens the same rights as domestic investors by 2010, but will not grant outsiders equivalent treatment until 2020.

ECONOMIST: Free trade in South-East Asia

Gonzales has had a rough tenure at the Justice Department, with his controversial position on the treatment of prisoners in Guantanamo, his views on domestic surveillance, and his more recent role in the firings of eight U.S. attorneys.

NPR: Alberto Gonzales and the Politics of 2008

The plaintiffs allege that Wal-Mart's corporate culture and employment policies fostered gender stereotyping and led to adverse treatment of women in all of the retailer's 41 domestic regions.

WSJ: Supreme Court Will Hear Wal-Mart Challenge to Class-Action Suit

On the domestic front, we must continue to target populations at the greatest risk and increase the availability of HIV testing and treatment.

WHITEHOUSE: Office of National AIDS Policy Blog