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Regional Disputes: It Is Not Just Ground Beef, Nicholas W. Laneville Oct 2017

Regional Disputes: It Is Not Just Ground Beef, Nicholas W. Laneville

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Never For-Gatt: What Recent Tbt Decisions Reveal About The Appellate Body’S Analysis Of Environmental Regulation Under The Wto Agreements, Ravi Soopramanien Oct 2017

Never For-Gatt: What Recent Tbt Decisions Reveal About The Appellate Body’S Analysis Of Environmental Regulation Under The Wto Agreements, Ravi Soopramanien

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Few environmentalists have positive things to say on the impact of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the environment. WTO legal obligations are frequently cited as the most significant impediment to a range of environmental initiatives, including notably meaningful international coordination to combat climate change, particularly through carbon tax initiatives, and imposition of electronic waste disposal export bans. In this vein, adverse findings of WTO dispute panels on environmental conservation measures tend to attract the ire of international civil society. The tensions between liberal trade and environmental protection can be traced back to the days of the General Agreement on …


Reach Revisited: A Framework For Evaluating Whether A Non-Tariff Measure Has Matured Into An Actionable Non-Tariff Barrier To Trade, Lawrence A, Kogan Dec 2012

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

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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 Oct 2012

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

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A Legal View On Border Tax Adjustments And Climate Change: A Latin American Perspective, Valentina Durán Medina, Rodrigo Polanco Lazo Mar 2012

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 Mar 2012

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 Mar 2012

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 Mar 2012

China’S Greentech Programs And The Ustr Investigation, Joel B. Eisen

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Ending Genetic Monopolies: How The Trips Agreement's Failure To Exclude Gene Patents Thwarts Innovation And Hurts Consumers Worldwide, Cydney A. Fowler Jan 2010

Ending Genetic Monopolies: How The Trips Agreement's Failure To Exclude Gene Patents Thwarts Innovation And Hurts Consumers Worldwide, Cydney A. Fowler

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between The Access And Benefit Sharing International Regimen And Other International Instruments: The World Trade Organization And The International Union For The Protection Of New Varieties Of Plants, Jorge Cabrera Medaglia Jan 2010

The Relationship Between The Access And Benefit Sharing International Regimen And Other International Instruments: The World Trade Organization And The International Union For The Protection Of New Varieties Of Plants, Jorge Cabrera Medaglia

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Intellectual Property Rights To Enhance International Clean Tech Transfers, Anastasia Lewandoski Jan 2009

Intellectual Property Rights To Enhance International Clean Tech Transfers, Anastasia Lewandoski

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Border Adjustment Measures In Proposed U.S. Climate Change Legislation – “A New Chapter In America’S Leadership On Change?”, Stephen Kyo, Bernd G. Janzen, Holly M. Smith Jan 2009

Border Adjustment Measures In Proposed U.S. Climate Change Legislation – “A New Chapter In America’S Leadership On Change?”, Stephen Kyo, Bernd G. Janzen, Holly M. Smith

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Wto, Agriculture, And Developing Countries: The Need For Trade Reforms, Melissa Blue Sky Jan 2008

The Wto, Agriculture, And Developing Countries: The Need For Trade Reforms, Melissa Blue Sky

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Total Recall On Chinese Imports: Pursuing An End To Unsafe Health And Safety Standards Through Article Xx Of Gatt, Elvira Cortez Jan 2007

Total Recall On Chinese Imports: Pursuing An End To Unsafe Health And Safety Standards Through Article Xx Of Gatt, Elvira Cortez

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Title Iii Of The Bioterrorism Act: Sacrificing U.S. Trade Relations In The Name Of Food Security, Claire S. Boisen Jan 2007

Title Iii Of The Bioterrorism Act: Sacrificing U.S. Trade Relations In The Name Of Food Security, Claire S. Boisen

American University Law Review

Part I examines in detail the two conflicting laws that are the basis of this Comment—Title III of the Bioterrorism Act and the SPS Agreement—focusing on those portions of Title III that adversely impact international trade. Part I also presents the WTO case EC Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones), the first food regulation case disputed in the WTO system for a violation of the SPS Agreement. This case clarified the two major principles of the SPS Agreement that are explored in this Comment: the prohibition on discrimination and the obligation to support trade–restrictive measures with an analytical risk …


Climate Change, The Kyoto Protocol, And The World Trade Organization: Challenges And Conflicts, Daniel Mcnamee Jan 2006

Climate Change, The Kyoto Protocol, And The World Trade Organization: Challenges And Conflicts, Daniel Mcnamee

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


International Environmental Law, The Public's Health, And Domestic Environmental Governance In Developing Countries , William Onvizu Jan 2005

International Environmental Law, The Public's Health, And Domestic Environmental Governance In Developing Countries , William Onvizu

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Multilateral Environmental Agreements & World Trade, Melanie Nakagawa Jan 2003

Multilateral Environmental Agreements & World Trade, Melanie Nakagawa

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Multilateral Environmental Agreements & World Trade, Melanie Nakagawa Jan 2003

Multilateral Environmental Agreements & World Trade, Melanie Nakagawa

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.