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> What really would not make sense would be for an international treaty to restrict what a country can do with its own software in that country

That's why people are concerned about the TPP, it appears to do exactly that. Not just in case of source code audits, but in general TPP seems to limit a country's ability to pass new legislation pretty significantly, including in areas that are not related to global trade (e.g. IP).

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And what I'm saying is that it can't do that, UNLESS it also contains provisions requiring each country party to the agreement to pass corollary domestic laws mirroring provisions in the TPP. The treaty itself cannot establish domestic laws.

I don't know whether TPP has such provisions, or if it's even common for such provisions to exist.

I sure hope the TPP isn't as bad as it seems.

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