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Australia’S Tobacco Plain Packaging Law: An Analysis Of The Trips Article 20 Challenge At The Wto, Cheryl Kirschner
Australia’S Tobacco Plain Packaging Law: An Analysis Of The Trips Article 20 Challenge At The Wto, Cheryl Kirschner
Pace International Law Review
Australia’s Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 (TPP) and corresponding regulations specify that tobacco products be packaged in a particular size box and be made of certain material. No trademark other than the brand’s name may be printed, and font, letter size, color, and other packaging aspects are specified with particularity. These measures recently withstood a contentious dispute settlement request submitted on multiple grounds by four World Trade Organization (WTO) Member countries. What does the WTO’s Panel Report in this case tell us about the extent to which a country can take measures to advance its public health initiatives without violating …