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Foreword: The Art Of International Law, Michael P. Scharf, Katie Steiner
Foreword: The Art Of International Law, Michael P. Scharf, Katie Steiner
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September 16, 2016, Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, in conjunction with the celebration of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s centennial anniversary, convened a day-long conference with leading scholars and practitioners from around the world to explore topics at the intersection of art and international law.
Us–Cool: How The Appellate Body Misconstrued The National Treatment Principle, Severely Restricting Agency Discretion To Promulgate Mandatory, Pro-Consumer Labeling Rules, Juscelino F. Colares, William P. Canterberry
Us–Cool: How The Appellate Body Misconstrued The National Treatment Principle, Severely Restricting Agency Discretion To Promulgate Mandatory, Pro-Consumer Labeling Rules, Juscelino F. Colares, William P. Canterberry
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In United States–Certain Country of Origin Labeling Requirements, the Appellate Body ("AB") of the World Trade Organization ("WTO") ruled that the United States' country-of-origin labeling regulations ("COOL") on beef and pork products violated the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade's ("TBT") National Treatment ("NT") Principle. Aimed at promoting informed consumer choice, COOL required retailers to disclose the covered products' origin. In prior decisions under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ("GATT") art. III:4, the AB correctly rejected protectionist rules that unnecessarily encumbered consumer choice by adversely affecting conditions of competition for imports. In US–COOL, however, the AB …