Essays about: "Wto law"

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  1. 16. The Paris Agreement and the Regulatory Chill - Investigating Climate-Trade Conflicts in SIDS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Vera Lindström; [2018]
    Keywords : Global Governance; Regulatory Chill; United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change; World Trade Organization; Climate Action; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Despite the general consensus on the urgent need for climate mitigation, the achievements of the climate regime have so far been discouraging. The supportiveness of pre-existing global governance institutions should be achieved to enable truly ambitious climate policy. READ MORE

  2. 17. Rawls problem of securing political liberties within the international institutions

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Samuel Malm; [2018]
    Keywords : John Rawls; Law of Peoples; International institutions; Political Liberties; Theory of Justice;

    Abstract : In Law of Peoples Rawls tries to work out a theory that will ensure a fair interaction between the world’s ‘peoples’ (synonymous with “nations”). By this he means a description of international rules that both liberal and non-liberal peoples can accept, with the purpose of eradicating political injustices in the world; which Rawls believes is the big cause of the greatest evils in the world. READ MORE

  3. 18. Tangible Intangibles in the United States’ Tax Cuts and Jobs Act : How Mixed Definitions of “Intangible” Lead to Mixed Results in the United States’ Efforts to Close Tax Loopholes, Move to a Territorial Tax System, and Reduce Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Abuses

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : James Summers; [2018]
    Keywords : tax; law; international tax law; intangible; tangible; property; income; definition; territorial tax system; worldwide tax system; OECD; WTO; United States; TCJA;

    Abstract : The United States’ Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) changed a 30-year-old definition of the term “intangible property” and added assessment requirements for two different types of “intangible income”, both of which deviate from the newly changed general definition of “intangible” and most common understandings of the meaning of the word.  While it may appear unlikely that a change in meaning of a single word in a large tax code could have a drastic effect on international taxation, the differing definitions of “intangible” create far-reaching tangible consequences. READ MORE

  4. 19. Transnational Corporations and Human Rights : Assessing the position of TNCs within international human rights law, and the appropriateness of an international treaty on business and human rights

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Söderlund; [2018]
    Keywords : Human rights; corporation; corporations; transnational corporation; transnational corporations; business; businesses; TNC; TNCs; treaty law; draft treaty; intergovernmental woking group; United Nations; Bhopal; Rana Plaza; international law; Ruggie; John Ruggie; Ruggie pricniples; pillar; labour; labour law; labour rights; CSR; Corporate social responsibility; guiding principles; UN global compact; global compact; ILO; jus cogens; customary law; OECD; ICCPR; ICESCR; state-centrism; Bilateral investment treaty; ILC; WTO; World trade organization; International law commission; legal personality; företag; mänskliga rättigheter; traktat; traktaträtt; juridisk person; folkrätt; internationell rätt; FN; Förenta Nationerna; Ruggie; Jhon Ruggie; Arbetsrätt; Globala målen; företagspolicy; Amnesty International; Human Rights Watch;

    Abstract : Transnational corporations are playing an important role in the global economy of today. Many of these corporations have great economic resources and have the possibility of contributing to the development of societies in developing states. READ MORE

  5. 20. A Comparative Analysis between EU State Aid and WTO Subsidies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Setareh Roshanjahromi; [2017]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE