Environment and Trade: A Guide to Wto Jurisprudence

ISBN-13: 9781138001978 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 392 str.

Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder; Daniel Magraw; Maria Julia Oliva

Opis

From intellectual property rights and bio-prospecting to the conservation of biodiversity, trade and the environment are inextricably linked. This handbook is a compendium of environment and trade jurisprudence, providing an overview of the major themes relevant to the subject.

Spis treści

Introduction * Part I: Like Products * Background * Discussion of relevant WTO provisions * Selected literature * Selected jurisprudence relating to 'like products' under GATT Articles I and III * Part II: General Exceptions Clauses * Discussion of relevant WTO provisions * Selected literature * Part III: The Necessity Requirement * Discussion of Relevant WTO Provisions * Selected issues relating to the necessity requirement * Part IV: Processes and Production Methods * Eco-labelling * Discussion of relevant WTO provisions * Part V: Extraterritoriality * Discussion of relevant WTO provisions * Selected literature * Part VI: The Role of Science and the Precautionary Principle * Discussion of relevant WTO * Selected issues relating to the role of science and the Precautionary Principle * Part VII: The Relationship Between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD * Discussion of relevant provisions * State of play at the WTO and CBD * Part VIII: Participation in WTO Dispute Settlement: The Case of Amicus Briefs * Discussion of relevant WTO provisions * Authority of panels and the Appellate Body to accept and consider legal and/or factual information * Application of discretionary power * Selected jurisprudence relating to amicus briefs *