Environment and Trade : A Guide to WTO Jurisprudence by Nathalie Bernasconi-osterwalder book PDF, MOBI, DJV
9781844072989 English 1844072983 * The most comprehensive and accessible guide to environment and trade, with thorough coverage of WTO rulings and impacts * An easy-to-use and accessible tool for practitioners, civil society, academics, students, and policy-makers who work on environment and/or trade issues. * Authored by world-leading authorities on environment and trade law from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) International trade rules have significant impacts on environmental law and policy, at the domestic, regional, and global levels. In the WTO, dispute settlement tribunals are increasingly called to decide on environment-related questions. � Can members treat products differently based on environmental considerations? � Can members block the import of highly carcinogenic asbestos-containing products or genetically modified products crops? � Can members require labeling for "dolphin-friendly" tuna? This Guide, authored by five world leaders on international environmental and trade law at CIEL, is an accessible, comprehensive, one-of-a-kind compendium of environment and trade jurisprudence under the WTO. Providing an overview for both experts and non-experts of the major themes relevant to environment and trade, it also analyzes how WTO tribunals have approached these themes in concrete disputes and provides selected excerpts of the most significant cases., International trade rules have significant impacts on environmental law and policy, at the domestic, regional and global levels. At the World Trade Organization (WTO), dispute settlement tribunals are increasingly called to decide on environment- and health-related questions. Can governments treat products differently based on environmental considerations? Can they block the import of highly carcinogenic asbestos-containing products or genetically modified crops? Does the WTO allow governments to protect dolphins or endangered sea turtles through the use of import restrictions on certain products? How can civil society participate in WTO dispute settlement? This Guide, authored by five world leaders on international environmental and trade law at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), is an accessible, comprehensive, one-of-a-kind compendium of environment and trade jurisprudence under the WTO. Providing an overview for both experts and non-experts of the major themes relevant to environment and trade, it also analyses how WTO tribunals have approached these themes in concrete disputes and provides selected excerpts of the most significant cases., Soils are critical to agriculture and, in turn, to food supply and to livelihoods. Sustainable management of soils is crucial for a large proportion of the population of Africa. Contrary to many claims, soil fertility is improved and managed successfully
9781844072989 English 1844072983 * The most comprehensive and accessible guide to environment and trade, with thorough coverage of WTO rulings and impacts * An easy-to-use and accessible tool for practitioners, civil society, academics, students, and policy-makers who work on environment and/or trade issues. * Authored by world-leading authorities on environment and trade law from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) International trade rules have significant impacts on environmental law and policy, at the domestic, regional, and global levels. In the WTO, dispute settlement tribunals are increasingly called to decide on environment-related questions. � Can members treat products differently based on environmental considerations? � Can members block the import of highly carcinogenic asbestos-containing products or genetically modified products crops? � Can members require labeling for "dolphin-friendly" tuna? This Guide, authored by five world leaders on international environmental and trade law at CIEL, is an accessible, comprehensive, one-of-a-kind compendium of environment and trade jurisprudence under the WTO. Providing an overview for both experts and non-experts of the major themes relevant to environment and trade, it also analyzes how WTO tribunals have approached these themes in concrete disputes and provides selected excerpts of the most significant cases., International trade rules have significant impacts on environmental law and policy, at the domestic, regional and global levels. At the World Trade Organization (WTO), dispute settlement tribunals are increasingly called to decide on environment- and health-related questions. Can governments treat products differently based on environmental considerations? Can they block the import of highly carcinogenic asbestos-containing products or genetically modified crops? Does the WTO allow governments to protect dolphins or endangered sea turtles through the use of import restrictions on certain products? How can civil society participate in WTO dispute settlement? This Guide, authored by five world leaders on international environmental and trade law at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), is an accessible, comprehensive, one-of-a-kind compendium of environment and trade jurisprudence under the WTO. Providing an overview for both experts and non-experts of the major themes relevant to environment and trade, it also analyses how WTO tribunals have approached these themes in concrete disputes and provides selected excerpts of the most significant cases., Soils are critical to agriculture and, in turn, to food supply and to livelihoods. Sustainable management of soils is crucial for a large proportion of the population of Africa. Contrary to many claims, soil fertility is improved and managed successfully