Essays about: "Wto law"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 99 essays containing the words Wto law.

  1. 11. A Structural Development Trap? : A Critical Analysis of the Idea of a ‘Universal, Rules-Based, Open, Non-Discriminatory, and Equitable Multilateral Trading System’.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Evelina Eriksson; [2021]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Development; Trade; Liberalisations; SDG; Capability Approach; Functionings; Capabilities; Freedoms; Agency.;

    Abstract : Human rights advocates have expressed their concern about the marginalisation of human rights principles and the actual or potential human rights implications of WTO agreements. The international economic law and human rights law have been developed as two parallel regimes, yet trade and economics have been at the centre of most developing agendas in modern time. READ MORE

  3. 12. Shifting from Voluntary to Mandatory Mechanisms to scale up Sustainable Public Procurement – The Integration of Voluntary Sustainability Standards into Public Procurement and Trade Policies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Farhod Asrolov; [2021]
    Keywords : green public procurement; sustainable public procurement; corporate social responsibility; CSR; sustainability; environmental protection; social protection.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Green and Sustainable Public Procurement are widely recognized as the strategic lever to promote innovation, sustainability, and the strategic tool on environmental and social protections. The extension of sustainability beyond environmental aspects, especially the integration of social and economic aspects is becoming common grounds in most jurisdictions. READ MORE

  4. 13. The EU Trade Defence Improvements under Global Challenges

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Jin Li; [2021]
    Keywords : WTO; EU; Anti-dumping; TDI; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The amendments for the EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy rules in 2017 and 2018 show a great change compared to the original ones. This paper will focus on two controversial parts among them, namely the normal value construction under the “significant distortions” and adjustment on the lesser-duty-rule. READ MORE

  5. 14. Sub-bituminous Subsidies and Lignite Litigation: American Coal, Canadian Electricity, and Potential WTO Challenges

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Daniel Reinemann; [2020]
    Keywords : World Trade Organization; Coal; Subsidies; Electricity; Dispute; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Mechanism is exclusively focused on trade; however, there is a potential for it to be utilized to address environmental problems that are also trade distorting. One area where trade and environmental concerns overlap is fossil fuel subsidies. READ MORE

  6. 15. Addressing climate change through unilateral action: The implications of adopting a European Union-wide Border Carbon Adjustment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Egle Kareckaite; [2020]
    Keywords : carbon border tax; carbon leakage; carbon pricing; World Trade Organisation; common but differentiated responsibilities; market mechanism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the European Union’s (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), free allocation of emissions allowances to avoid carbon leakage has resulted in a distorted pricing signal and a failure to reduce emissions in the most polluting industries. A Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA), a mechanism which would apply a tariff to imported goods based on their embedded carbon content, has been suggested as a solution. READ MORE