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What Will Happen To The Critters, William Snape
What Will Happen To The Critters, William Snape
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On September 16, 1993, United States President Bill Clinton and his counterparts in Mexico and Canada signed the environmental supplement to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This environmental agreement addresses two main issues: enforcement of domestic environmental laws through possible trade sanctions and environmental cooperation among the three Parties-both to be implemented by a newly created Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC). Although increased environmental cooperation possesses no legal mandate per se and has been characterized by some as "green window-dressing," the CEC's authority to examine virtually any environmental issue related to trade is precedent setting. For example, the …
Public Law, Private Actors: The Impact Of Human Rights On Business Investors In China, Diane Orentlicher
Public Law, Private Actors: The Impact Of Human Rights On Business Investors In China, Diane Orentlicher
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Enforcement Of Environmental Laws Under A Supplemental Agreement To The North American Free Trade Agreement, William Snape
Enforcement Of Environmental Laws Under A Supplemental Agreement To The North American Free Trade Agreement, William Snape
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INTRODUCTION: Enforcement of environmental laws is one of the key issues in the debate over the relationship between trade and environment in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Without uniformly strong enforcement in all three NAFTA nations, there is the potential for in- creased migration of "dirty" industries to nations with lax enforcement, and for increased environmental degradation. Furthermore, industries subject to lax enforcement do not have to internalize environmental compliance costs and so have a competitive advantage over their international rivals. This article discusses various approaches to encouraging enhanced enforcement of environmental laws as one component of a …