Environment and trade : a guide to WTO jurisprudence
2006
Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Nathalie |
Magraw, Daniel Barstow |
Oliva, Maria Julia |
Orellana, Marcos |
Tuerk, Elisabeth |
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?