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Showing 1 to 20 of 89 for “"World Trade Organization"”.
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Causation in the Law of the World Trade Organization
The law of the World Trade Organization (WTO) both explicitly and implicitly requires that a determination of causation be made at a number of points. In several of the WTO covered agreements, an important part of making a determination about causation involves separating those factors that are …
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Trade and the Environment: The Environment within the World Trade Organization
… of the Agreement. For the discussion on trade-related environmental disputes there are three exceptions of most importance within the GATT Agreement. Under these provisions the member states can take trade-related measures for environmentally protective reasons. These general exceptions …
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body crisis: A critical analysis
The World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system is facing unprecedented challenges, following the United States (US) decision to block the appointment of all Appellate Body members. The US has justified its blocking tactic, already implemented since 2017 by raising several procedural …
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International dispute settlement system design : analysis of the World Trade Organization
The dispute settlement process established by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1994, (the "DSU"), has drawn widespread attention. While the DSU is the most used international dispute settlement process, it is geared to resolving complaints by one country against another concerning enforcement …
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The role of the World Trade Organization in the international anti-corruption movement
… of economic activity, including international trade. As corruption affects international trade in a number of ways, various countries and international organisations have made co-ordinated efforts to effectively control corruption in general and in the context of international trade. Despite …
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Government-Industry Relations After Decentralization: From the Five-Year Plan to the World Trade Organization
… and one-step backward. China?s entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) was an opportune move to reap the fruits of the reforms. On the threshold of opening up its foreign trade regime, the central state reclaimed its authority as final decision makers, although the local authorities had …
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Trade and sustainable development : using the World Trade Organization to more effectively protect the environment
… broad definition relies on the notion that the world’s environment is a system where actions in one country can affect life on other continents. Examples of this include the 2010 Icelandic volcano eruption that affected air quality and travel in Europe, and the recent radiation detected in the …
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International Trade in Oil and the World Trade Organization: Towards the Resolution of the Producer-Consumer Dilemma
… exporting countries under the auspices of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has been the subject of contentions and debates over time. One of the dimensions of this discourse is in relation to the possible violation of the obligations stipulated by the General …
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The analysis of the accession of Sultanate of Oman to the World Trade organization (WTO) and its consequences
… on the accession of developing countries to the World Trade Organization (WTO) shows two opposing views on the effectiveness and efficiency of their system. In the light of these views, this study analyses the accession of Oman to the WTO and the consequences arising from this accession, focusing …
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The World Trade Organization and the common agricultural policy : is the Common Agricultrual Policy of the European Union changing?
This paper presents the World Trade Organization, and analyzes how ongoing international trade negotiations (the Doha Round), if completed, will significantly limit the protection provided to farmers in the European Union. Export subsidies will be eliminated and import tariffs lowered by 60%. Yet, …
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Gene drives and international trade : an analysis of World Trade Organization rules and their governance of ecosystem-altering organisms
… consequences, including for international trade. Given compelling potential applications in disease mitigation and pest management, countries may develop and release these self-propagating products of biotechnology in the near future. Such products will cross international borders through …
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Procedural environmental rights in regional trade agreements: trends, policy drivers and the case for multilateralisation within the World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is at the nexus between trade and the environment. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), as amended in 1994 during the Uruguay Round, in effect established a new treaty structure to govern international trade and commerce. The underlying philosophy …
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Case Study on World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement: European Communities — Measures Affecting Meat and Meatproducts (Hormones), Complaint by the United States
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization created to coordinate trading rules among nations. Made up of internationally negotiated trade agreements, the WTO has three main objectives: (1)to assist in the free operation of international trade; (2) to allow continued …
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The Impacts and Implications of Post-1995 Linkages Between the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the World Trade Organization: Politicization, Deadlock, and Dispute
… the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the World Trade Organization. Chapters 1 and 2 provide data on the structures, functions, and procedures of the Codex Commission and the WTO and analyze their institutional approaches to risk, danger, risk management and the precautionary principle. …
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Freedom of Transit and Pipeline Gas : Can The World Trade Organization Provide a Viable Legal Framework for the Development of an International Gas Market?
This study discusses how the World Trade Organization could promote the development of an international gas market by playing a more prominent role in regulating rights essential to effective pipeline gas transit. Gas transit is network-dependent in the sense that it cannot be established without …
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The Implications of Introducing Sustainability and Climate Change as Grounds for Compulsory Licensing Under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Related Intellectual Property (TRIPS) Agreement
… intellectual property protection under the World Trade Organization’s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement and the urgent need for access to climate-related technologies. While the Agreement permits compulsory licensing, its application has largely been limited to …
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Towards regionalism through the Asean-China free trade area: prospects and challenges
… and challenges facing ACFTA (Asean-China free trade area). It examined what ought to be done by the ASEAN member nations to match China's competitive ability having recently joined the World Trade Organization. The study also examined the compatibility of the ACFTA with the World Trade …
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Developing countries participation in the WTO Dispute Settlement System: how to facilitate?
… countries participation and usage of the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement system. Although the World Trade Organization provides equal rights and obligation to enter into the dispute settlement process for all member countries, the litigation process is complex and costly for …
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Harmonization of competition policy in Southern Africa
… light of globalization, the establishment of the World Trade Organization WTO) in 1995, and the establishment of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in 1992 and the Southern African Customs Union of 1969 (SACU), this research examines the approach (both internationally and …
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Would Harmonizing Preferential Rules of Origin Aid Trade Liberalization?
… a good is deemed to originate in a preferential trade agreement partner country and consequently eligible for preferential tariff treatment.<br/>Unfortunately, preferential rules of origin have been misused by some countries to achieve protectionist, trade-diverting and political objectives. …
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