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From intellectual property rights and bio-prospecting to the conservation of biodiversity to transboundary pollution to the eco-labelling of food, the trade and the environment are inexorably linked. Increasingly, the jurisprudence of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor the World Trade Organization (WTO) is exerting a powerful influence on both international and domestic environmental law and by extension the environment itself. This handbook, authored by five world leaders on international environmental and trade law at the Center for International...

Fresh Water and International Law analyzes the impacts of the international economic and legal framework on domestic fresh water resource management and protection. It discusses the effects water services liberalization have on human rights obligations relating to water supply, and provides an overview of the settlement of water-related disputes. Are governments free to decide whether or not to export water resources? Can foreign investors sue host states for adopting measures to control water pollution? Can international trade rules be used to reduce or eliminate water related subsidies? Do...

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.