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Selected Works

2001

International Trade

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An Efficient Method For Determining Jurisdiction In International Arbitrations, John Y. Gotanda Jul 2001

An Efficient Method For Determining Jurisdiction In International Arbitrations, John Y. Gotanda

John Y Gotanda

No abstract provided.

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Breaking The Barrier Between Regionalism And Multilateralism: A New Perspective On Trade Regionalism, Sungjoon Cho Jan 2001

Breaking The Barrier Between Regionalism And Multilateralism: A New Perspective On Trade Regionalism, Sungjoon Cho

Sungjoon Cho

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Double Protection: The Case Against The "Byrd Amendment" Of U.S. Trade Law, Perry S. Bechky, Anne Macgregor Jan 2001

Double Protection: The Case Against The "Byrd Amendment" Of U.S. Trade Law, Perry S. Bechky, Anne Macgregor

Perry S. Bechky

Under the Byrd Amendment of 2000, all collected antidumping and countervailing duties must be distributed among U.S. companies that successfully petition for the imposition of those duties. The Byrd Amendment created an economic incentive for the proliferation of trade cases. A strong legal case can be made that the Byrd Amendment is inconsistent with WTO rules.

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Beyond Eco-Imperialism: An Environmental Justice Critique Of Free Trade, Carmen G. Gonzalez Dec 2000

Beyond Eco-Imperialism: An Environmental Justice Critique Of Free Trade, Carmen G. Gonzalez

Carmen G. Gonzalez

The article contributes to the trade and environment literature by assessing the claim that industrialized country proposals to integrate environmental protection into the WTO trade regime constitute environmental imperialism - the imposition of industrialized country values and preferences on less powerful nations. This claim is usually based on two distinct premises. The first is that environmental protection is a luxury that poor countries can ill afford. The second is that wealthy countries have played a leadership role in the protection of the global environment. The article questions these assumptions. It argues that environmental protection is essential to well-being of the …

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