The Wto And Sustainable Development
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Author |
: Gary P. Sampson |
Publisher |
: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) |
Total Pages |
: 336 |
Release |
: 2005-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 8179930823 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9788179930823 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis The WTO and Sustainable Development by : Gary P. Sampson
Author |
: Gary P. Sampson |
Publisher |
: United Nations University Press |
Total Pages |
: 333 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789280811155 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9280811150 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis The WTO and Sustainable Development by : Gary P. Sampson
This publication examines international trade policy issues and the role of the World Trade Organization in the context of sustainable development objectives. Topics discussed include: institutional efforts at the intergovernmental level over the past 50 years to address environmental management considerations; trade liberalisation and sustainable assessment scenarios, focusing on the fisheries sector; discrimination and WTO rules; WTO Agreements and standards, notably GATT 1994; multilateral environment agreements (MEAs); developments in biotechnology; WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS); the current approach of special and differential treatment for developing countries and the need for development strategies and legal flexibility which reflect the economic diversity of developing countries; the role and functioning of the WTO, global governance and policy coherence.
Author |
: Markus W. Gehring |
Publisher |
: Kluwer Law International B.V. |
Total Pages |
: 778 |
Release |
: 2005-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789041123664 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9041123660 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sustainable Development in World Trade Law by : Markus W. Gehring
In Johannesburg at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, over one hundred and eighty states assumed a collective responsibility to advance and strengthen the interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development economic development, social development, an environmental protection at the local, national, regional and global levels. This remarkable collection of papers, sponsored by the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL), demonstrates that sustainable development serves as a unifying concept with the potential to facilitate much-needed respect for international law and timely implementation of diverse and overlapping international commitments. It builds on the substance of a rich and complex debate at the intersections among economic, social, and environmental law, bringing together a broad cross-section of viewpoints and voices. The authors review recent developments in WTO discussions and negotiations, and in the recent decisions of the WTO Appellate Body, from a sustainable development law perspective. They also survey relevant new developments in trade and economic agreements at regional, inter-regional and bi-lateral levels. The various essays focus on sustainable development aspects of key issues in recent trade negotiations such as the Singapore Issues (investment, competition, trade facilitation, and government procurement), intellectual property rights, investment arbitration and the linkage between the WTO and multilateral environmental accords, (MEAand¿s).. Among the specific topics covered are the following: Emerging areas of law and policy in trade and sustainable development, The underlying development agendas in global trade law negotiations, Cooperation and potential negotiation on international competition law, Sustainable development aspects of intellectual property rights negotiations, Overlaps between multilateral environmental accords (MEAand¿s) and the WTO, Recent developments in WTO dispute settlement procedures and proceedings, Human rights and environmental opportunities from trade liberalisation and increased market acces, Human rights and environment impact assessment techniques used to analyse trade agreements, Recent developments in bi-lateral and regional trade agreements. Trade, investment, and competition law practitioners and negotiators in developed and developing countries will find this book of great value, as will development and environment law professionals with responsibility for trade and WTO law related matters. With rich contributions from leading trade law practitioners, academics, and WTO panel and appellate body roster members, Sustainable Developments in World Trade Law offers a constructive, timely and accessible expert analysis of recent discussions and advances in the field, providing an integrated and essential guide to some of the most important issues in international economic law today.
Author |
: Heinrich Wohlmeyer |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 364 |
Release |
: 2017-09-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351282116 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351282115 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis The WTO, Agriculture and Sustainable Development by : Heinrich Wohlmeyer
Despite the Doha declaration of November 2001, the failure to start a new round of global trade negotiations at Seattle in December 1999 and the hostility of protesters to the trade liberalization process and growing global economic and social disparities was a wake-up call for the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The ambitious goal of this ground-breaking book is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of liberalized world trade, in particular in the agricultural sector, and to investigate to what extent the current WTO agreements provide the necessary fail-safe devices to react to trade-related negative impacts on sustainability, environmental protection and food security. The background and interrelationship between the WTO, the tenets of sustainable development and the unique features of the agriculture and forestry sectors are explored, and conclusions regarding the deficits of the world trade system and its conflicts with basic societal goals – such as sustainability – are drawn. Agriculture and forestry have a particular affinity with what the authors call "strong sustainability" and are to be among the major agenda items in forthcoming WTO negotiations. The book proposes that sustainable agricultural production techniques such as integrated and organic farming provide a series of related services to community and environment which could be severely prejudiced by wholesale trade liberalization and the imposition of the large-scale production methods of the mega-trade giants of the USA and Europe. And yet the concept of sustainability is referred to only tangentially in the existing WTO agenda. The WTO, Agriculture and Sustainable Development argues that, without a formal recognition of this failing, the premise that free trade is inherently advantageous for all countries is a falsehood. Further, unfettered liberalization is unsustainable and a social and environmental multilateral framework must be agreed to reinterpret or adapt a host of WTO regulations that are at odds with sustainable development. The core problem is that, under the current system, import duties can only be differentiated by direct goods and services and not by their means of production – sustainable or otherwise. Therefore, a range of environmental policy measures in the agricultural sector, such as the consideration of product life-cycles, the internalization of external costs and a coupling of trade liberalization with ecological obligations are proposed by the authors. In addition, they argue that unsustainable economic short-termism must be curbed and the use of the stick of trade sanctions and the carrot of financial benefits for good environmental performance be permitted to promote sustainable agricultural practices. This book will contribute greatly in addressing the lack of basic theoretical arguments at the intersection between trade and sustainable development – a failing that has already been bemoaned by trade policy-makers. It is highly recommended reading for all those involved or interested in the WTO negotiations, whether from multilateral organizations, governments, industry or civil society.
Author |
: Anja von Moltke |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 479 |
Release |
: 2014-10-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136530197 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136530193 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fisheries Subsidies, Sustainable Development and the WTO by : Anja von Moltke
Chapter 3 National Experiences with Subsidies, their Impacts and Reform Processes; Introduction; Fisheries Subsidies: The Senegalese Experience; The Impact of Fisheries Subsidies on Tuna Sustainability and Trade in Ecuador; Fisheries Subsidy Reform in Norway; Common lessons from Senegal, Ecuador and Norway Cases; Chapter 4 Emergence of an International Issue: History of Fisheries Subsidies in the WTO; Introduction; Phase I: Early Analysis and Preliminary International Action; Phase II: Globalization and the Shift of Focus to the WTO; Phase III: The WTO Negotiations Take Shape
Author |
: Cosimo Beverelli |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 345 |
Release |
: 2020-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108840880 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108840884 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis International Trade, Investment, and the Sustainable Development Goals by : Cosimo Beverelli
A multi-disciplinary investigation of how economic globalization can help achieve the UN's 2030 Agenda, exploring trade-offs among the Goals.
Author |
: Nevin Shaw |
Publisher |
: International Institute for Sustainable Development = Institut international du développement durable |
Total Pages |
: 70 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822016644585 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis GATT, the WTO and Sustainable Development by : Nevin Shaw
Author |
: Joseph E. Stiglitz |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 401 |
Release |
: 2007-08-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780393330281 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0393330281 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis Making Globalization Work by : Joseph E. Stiglitz
Nobel Prize winner Stiglitz focuses on policies that truly work and offers fresh, new thinking about the questions that shape the globalization debate.
Author |
: Cosimo Beverelli |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 345 |
Release |
: 2020-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108898355 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108898351 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis International Trade, Investment, and the Sustainable Development Goals by : Cosimo Beverelli
In September 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a distinctive approach to development that moves away from a narrow perspective on economic development to an integrative agenda that simultaneously pursues ecological, social and economic goals. Trade and foreign investment are important economic vectors through which many of these goals can be achieved. Much depends, however, on whether and how SDGs are incorporated in international trade and investment agreements, and in private or public sector initiatives. Policymakers are also confronted with the interdependence of the SDGs which raises difficult trade-offs between various Goals. The contributions in this book explore the penetration and trade-offs of the SDGs, drawing on a multi-disciplinary approach incorporating insights from economists, lawyers and political scientists. The book offers a valuable guide for scholars and policy makers in identifying and evaluating the complex challenges related to sustainable development.
Author |
: Olivier De Schutter |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: 2015-09-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781782257134 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1782257136 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Trade in the Service of Sustainable Development by : Olivier De Schutter
In the Bretton Woods era, trade liberalization, the improvement of labour rights and working conditions, and the strengthening of environmental policies, were seen as mutually supportive. But is this always true? Can we continue to pretend to protect the rights of workers and to improve environmental protection, particularly through climate change mitigation strategies, within an agenda focused on trade liberalization? Is it credible to pursue trade policies that aim to expand the volumes of trade, without linking such policies to labour and environmental standards, seen as 'non-trade' concerns? This book asks these questions, offering a detailed analysis of whether linkage is desirable and legally acceptable under the disciplines of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It concludes that trade can work for sustainable development, but only if we see it as a means for social and environmental progress, including climate change mitigation, and if we avoid fetichizing it as an end to be pursued for its own sake.