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Full-Text Articles in Law
Reach Revisited: A Framework For Evaluating Whether A Non-Tariff Measure Has Matured Into An Actionable Non-Tariff Barrier To Trade, Lawrence A, Kogan
Reach Revisited: A Framework For Evaluating Whether A Non-Tariff Measure Has Matured Into An Actionable Non-Tariff Barrier To Trade, Lawrence A, Kogan
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Climate Change And International Trade: Conflict Or Opportunity?, Joshua Meltzer
Climate Change And International Trade: Conflict Or Opportunity?, Joshua Meltzer
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
How can international trade negotiations provide incentives or limit progress on domestic and international climate change policy? This presentation will explore how trade negotiations can reduce trade barriers to low carbon produced goods, the implications of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and free trade agreements, and how pricing carbon to reduce greenhouse gas emissions can lead to international competitiveness and carbon leakage concerns. This presentation will consider the implications of the November 6th election on short and long-term climate policy initiatives.
International Labor Law: Cases And Materials On Workers' Rights In The Global Economy, James Atleson, Lance Compa, Kerry Rittich, Calvin Sharpe, Marley Weiss
International Labor Law: Cases And Materials On Workers' Rights In The Global Economy, James Atleson, Lance Compa, Kerry Rittich, Calvin Sharpe, Marley Weiss
Lance A Compa
Comprehensive in scope, International Labor Law examines labor rights and labor standards in multilateral and regional institutions like the WTO, ILO, OECD and the European Union; regional and bilateral trade agreements like NAFTA and more recent bilateral agreements with developing countries; the new labor-trade "template" in U.S. trade policy; and private initiatives like anti-sweatshop campaigns and corporate codes of conduct. Thematic chapters deal with labor rights lawsuits in U.S. courts; cross-border labor organizing and bargaining ; migrant workers; women workers in the global economy, and child labor.
Documentary Supplement To International Labor Law: Cases And Materials On Workers' Rights In The Global Economy, James Atleson, Lance Compa, Kelley Rittich, Calvin Sharpe, Marley Weiss
Documentary Supplement To International Labor Law: Cases And Materials On Workers' Rights In The Global Economy, James Atleson, Lance Compa, Kelley Rittich, Calvin Sharpe, Marley Weiss
Lance A Compa
This documentary supplement to International Labor Law contains excerpts of instruments dealing with international labor rights, including multilateral, regional, and U.S. labor rights instruments, as well as corporate codes of conduct and private sector framework agreements. Comprehensive in scope, International Labor Law examines labor rights and labor standards in multilateral and regional institutions like the WTO, ILO, OECD, and European Union; regional and bilateral trade agreements like NAFTA and more recent bilateral agreements with developing countries; the new labor-trade "template" in U.S. trade policy; and private initiatives like anti-sweatshop campaigns and corporate codes of conduct.
The Perfect Fit: Lessons For Renewable Energy Subsidies In The World Trade Organization, Daniel Peat
The Perfect Fit: Lessons For Renewable Energy Subsidies In The World Trade Organization, Daniel Peat
LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources
No abstract provided.
Conflicts At The Intersection Of Acta & Human Rights: How The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Violates The Right To Take Part In Cultural Life, Robert Ellis
Intellectual Property Brief
No abstract provided.
Warning: May Cause Warming, Marcy N. Moody
Warning: May Cause Warming, Marcy N. Moody
Vanderbilt Law Review
Browsing the aisles of her local grocery store, a shopper may come across a dusty unmarked bin with carrots in it. She may see a shelf of brightly colored cereal boxes touting their contents' health benefits. Elsewhere in the store may be an iced container of sustainable shrimp from Thailand with a circled blue checkmark next to it. Perhaps there are local leeks, organic okra, or eggs from free- ranging chickens. The shopper may select the cereal on the basis of its health claims, the shrimp on the basis of its environmental friendliness, or maybe just the carrot because she …
Reforming Trade Remedies, Wentong Zheng
Reforming Trade Remedies, Wentong Zheng
Michigan Journal of International Law
This Article aims to restart the debate on trade remedies by offering new perspectives on the fundamental defects of the current trade remedy regime and proposing a bold yet feasible road map for reforms. As shall become clear, the debate on trade remedies is an essential component of the broader debate on trade protectionism, an issue that has never been more important in light of the challenges facing the world economy today. Reforming trade remedies, therefore, has far-reaching implications for the global trade agenda.
Trademarks And Geographical Indications: Conflict Or Coexistence?, Melissa A. Loucks
Trademarks And Geographical Indications: Conflict Or Coexistence?, Melissa A. Loucks
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Both trademarks and geographical indications are legal devices which regulate communication to markets about a product. Trademarks indicate the commercial origin of a good or service while geographical indications signal the geographic origin. Both tools also legally grant exclusive rights to certain uses of a word or symbol. Tension arises when the tools overlap on the same subject matter. The thesis asks: is coexistence between the devices in the TRIPS Agreement possible? Are the concepts of trademarks and geographical indications related? If so, how? If not, how? Does the marketing literature of business recognize both registered trademarks and geographical indications …
China-Raw Materials: Wto Rules On Chinese Natural Resources Export Dispute, Sonia E. Rolland
China-Raw Materials: Wto Rules On Chinese Natural Resources Export Dispute, Sonia E. Rolland
Sonia Elise Rolland
No abstract provided.
Considering Development In The Implementation Of Panel And Appellate Body Reports, Sonia Rolland
Considering Development In The Implementation Of Panel And Appellate Body Reports, Sonia Rolland
Sonia Elise Rolland
Dispute settlement at the WTO does not end once the Panel and Appellate Body have issued their reports. Implementation proceedings, including arbitration on the reasonable time period for implementation, the level and manner of retaliation and further Panel proceedings on whether implementation has taken place, can be equally critical in order to secure compliance with the WTO agreements for developing members. Yet, either as complainants or as implementing parties, they may face specific challenges due to their socioeconomic vulnerabilities or costs associated with implementation. While the dispute settlement process includes a number of special and differential treatment (SDT) provisions for …
Gsp And Development: Increasing The Effectiveness Of Nonreciprocal Preferences, Matthew G. Snyder
Gsp And Development: Increasing The Effectiveness Of Nonreciprocal Preferences, Matthew G. Snyder
Michigan Journal of International Law
The intellectual foundations of nonreciprocal preferences were first laid out in the 1960s, as several scholars noted developing countries' increasing reliance on highly volatile, low-value-added exports like agricultural and mineral commodities. The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which became the mechanism for implementing nonreciprocal preferential market access, was developed in this context. GSP was envisioned as part of a larger development strategy that included import-substitution policies, infant industry protection, and preferential access to developed countries' markets. As GSP granted preferential access over World Trade Organization (WTO) most favored nation (MFN) rates, development economists anticipated that it would provide developing countries' …
Trips And Bits: An Essay On Compulsory Licenses, Expropriation, And International Arbitration, Peter B. Rutledge
Trips And Bits: An Essay On Compulsory Licenses, Expropriation, And International Arbitration, Peter B. Rutledge
Scholarly Works
This essay examines the potential for arbitration to resolve disputes between private companies and developing countries over the propriety of compulsory licenses. At bottom, my thesis is that arbitration supplies the medium through which to mediate the tension between the profit-seeking goals of private multinational companies and the development goals of foreign nations, especially in the developing world. The compulsory license debate raises a clash of fundamental interests between the patent holder, the patent holder’s state, and the host state. Arbitration can play an important role in balancing those interests, albeit a highly unusual one. Arbitration provides an essential forum …
Bridging The Divide: An Alternative Approach To International Labor Rights After The Battle Of Seattle, Stephen F. Diamond
Bridging The Divide: An Alternative Approach To International Labor Rights After The Battle Of Seattle, Stephen F. Diamond
Pepperdine Law Review
The massive protest by labor, human rights, and environmental activists at the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Seattle in late 1999 was a singular event in global trade politics. It represented a major setback for the proponents of free trade and for the "globalization" process itself. It reflected, and has now influenced, the contours of American domestic politics as well. At the heart of the Seattle events was a new coalition between trade unions, led by the American AFL-CIO, and a wide range of protest groups and non-governmental organizations. This new coalition represents a potent force but …
Rebalancing Trips, Molly Land
Rebalancing Trips, Molly Land
Michigan Journal of International Law
Application of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute resolution procedures to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS Agreement) has provoked a variety of reactions over time. At its inception, the decision to enforce the treaty through the WTO's dispute resolution process was widely viewed as a loss for developing countries. Many feared it would lead to an explosion of litigation against developing countries and cause distortions in domestic intellectual property (IP) policy making. More recent scholarship, however, has argued that these fears were unfounded. Few disputes before WTO panels have involved violations of the TRIPS Agreement, even …
Book Review, International Organizations: Politics, Law, Practice (2010), Timothy L. Meyer
Book Review, International Organizations: Politics, Law, Practice (2010), Timothy L. Meyer
Scholarly Works
This essay reviews Ian Hurd’s International Organizations: Politics, Law, Practice. International law and international relations scholars are increasingly interested in the variation in the structures and powers of international organizations, as well as how that variation affects state decisions to comply with international law. Hurd’s book offers a nuanced overview of the relationship between the legal powers of international organizations and the political contexts in which they operate. The book uses eight case studies, including the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the International Court of Justice, and the International Labor Organization, to assess how different political environments and institutional …
A Legal View On Border Tax Adjustments And Climate Change: A Latin American Perspective, Valentina Durán Medina, Rodrigo Polanco Lazo
A Legal View On Border Tax Adjustments And Climate Change: A Latin American Perspective, Valentina Durán Medina, Rodrigo Polanco Lazo
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Making U.S. Trade Policy Serve Global Food Security Goals, Karen Hansen-Kuhn
Making U.S. Trade Policy Serve Global Food Security Goals, Karen Hansen-Kuhn
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Investment Agreements & Sustainable Development: The Non-Discrimination Standards, Marcos Orellana
Investment Agreements & Sustainable Development: The Non-Discrimination Standards, Marcos Orellana
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
China’S Greentech Programs And The Ustr Investigation, Joel B. Eisen
China’S Greentech Programs And The Ustr Investigation, Joel B. Eisen
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Legal Services In India: Is There An Obligation Under The Gats Or Are There Policy Reasons For India To Open Its Legal Services Market To Foreign Legal Consultants?, Arno L. Eisen
Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business
No abstract provided.
Jus Post Bellum In Iraq: The Development Of Emerging Norms For Economic Reform In Post Conflict Countries, Christina C. Benson
Jus Post Bellum In Iraq: The Development Of Emerging Norms For Economic Reform In Post Conflict Countries, Christina C. Benson
Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business
Finally emerging from decades of conflict and isolation, Iraq has endured three devastating wars, the demise of the Saddam Hussein regime, the end of international economic sanctions, and the protracted process of approving a constitution and forming a new democratically elected government. The nation’s emergence from war, and efforts to build the foundations of stable governance and economic growth, provides a fascinating case study for analyzing new international norms promoting the “rule of law” in post-conflict countries.
This paper addresses arguments that early legal and economic reforms implemented by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and the Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) …
Beyond Labor Rights: Which Core Human Rights Must Regional Trade Agreements Protect?, Stephen Joseph Powell, Trisha Low
Beyond Labor Rights: Which Core Human Rights Must Regional Trade Agreements Protect?, Stephen Joseph Powell, Trisha Low
Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business
As World Trade Organization (“WTO”) Members relentlessly pursue new regional trade agreements to achieve even faster economic growth than the extraordinary numbers posted by global trade rules, the smaller number of parties and their greater cultural affinity have led negotiators to address the intersection of trade and human rights to an extent unparalleled in the culturally disparate and near-unmanageable, 150-plus member WTO itself. These new provisions have used trade’s huge power to improve worker rights, secure environmental protections, and make initial inroads toward defending indigenous populations from trade’s adverse effects. Employing the perspectives both of trade negotiators and students of …
Plugging The Leak In § 1498: Coercing The United States Into Notifying Patent Owners Of Government Use, Steven Rushing
Plugging The Leak In § 1498: Coercing The United States Into Notifying Patent Owners Of Government Use, Steven Rushing
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
When the United States uses a patent for public, noncommercial purposes, it is required under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) to provide notification to the patent owner. However, the United States has never implemented legislation to conform with its obligation and is therefore in violation of TRIPS. This Note argues that by permitting obvious and smaller violations--such as lack of notification--to fester, the United States has left the door open for other members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to weaken the United States' overall trade policy. Members could likely accomplish this goal by first …
United States--Certain Measures Affecting Imports Of Poultry From China: The Fascinating Case That Wasn't, Donald H. Regan
United States--Certain Measures Affecting Imports Of Poultry From China: The Fascinating Case That Wasn't, Donald H. Regan
Articles
US–Poultry (China) was the first Panel decision dealing with an origin-specific SPS measure, or with what the United States referred to as an ‘equivalence regime’. More specifically, it was the first instance in which the basis for the challenged measure was the claimed inability of the complainant country to enforce its own food-safety rules. Unfortunately, as the litigation developed, the very interesting novel issues raised by such a measure were not discussed. This essay discusses those novel issues – in particular, what sort of scientific justification or risk assessment should be required for a measure like this, and what SPS …
Reforming Trade Remedies, Wentong Zheng
Reforming Trade Remedies, Wentong Zheng
UF Law Faculty Publications
This article aims to restart the debate on trade remedies by offering new perspectives on the fundamental defects of the current trade remedy regime and by proposing a bold yet feasible roadmap for reforms. This article focuses on antidumping, the linchpin of trade remedies. While antidumping is being justified as a safety valve for protectionist pressures, I argue in this article that antidumping is a faulty safety valve in that it provides arbitrary levels of protection for petitioners, results in undue uncertainties for respondents, and has too low a threshold for activation. I further demonstrate that antidumping exacerbates democracy deficit …
The Wto’S Revised Government Procurement Agreement - An Important Milestone Toward Greater Market Access And Transparency In Global Public Procurement Markets, Robert D. Anderson, Steven L. Schooner, Collin D. Swan
The Wto’S Revised Government Procurement Agreement - An Important Milestone Toward Greater Market Access And Transparency In Global Public Procurement Markets, Robert D. Anderson, Steven L. Schooner, Collin D. Swan
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
In December of 2011, the Parties to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) adopted significant revisions to the Agreement. The revised Agreement comprises (a) a much-needed modernization of the text of the Agreement, (b) an expansion of related market-access commitments by the Parties, and (c) a set of Future Work Programs intended to enhance transparency among the Parties and improve the administration of the Agreement. In these unstable economic times, the importance of the GPA and its improvements cannot be overstated.
This article also bemoans the media's misrepresentation of the ongoing process of China's negotiated accession into the …
Arbitrating Trade Disputes (Who's The Boss?), Petros C. Mavroidis
Arbitrating Trade Disputes (Who's The Boss?), Petros C. Mavroidis
Faculty Scholarship
World Trade Organization (“WTO”) dispute settlement has attracted a lot of interest over the years and there is a plethora of academic papers focusing on various aspects of this system. Paradoxically, there is little known about the identity of the WTO judges: since, at the end of the day, the WTO has evolved into the busiest forum litigating state-to-state disputes. There are many writings regarding the appointment process in other international tribunals. At the risk of doing injustice to many papers on this issue, we should mention the following works: Terris et al. look at various courts and especially those …