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Title:WTO ‘à la carte’ or WTO ‘menu du jour’? : assessing the case for plurilateral agreements Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M.
; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/58; Global Governance Programme-57; [Global Economics]Abstract:Plurilateral agreements in the WTO context allow sub-sets of countries to agree to commitments in specific policy areas that only apply to signatories, and thus allow for ‘variable geometry’ in the WTO. Plurilateral ...
; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/58; Global Governance Programme-57; [Global Economics]Abstract:Plurilateral agreements in the WTO context allow sub-sets of countries to agree to commitments in specific policy areas that only apply to signatories, and thus allow for ‘variable geometry’ in the WTO. Plurilateral ...
Title:Who profits from trade facilitation initiatives? Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. ; SHEPHERD, BenDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/49; Global Governance Programme-55; Global EconomicsAbstract:Extensive research has demonstrated the existence of large potential welfare gains from trade facilitation—measures to reduce the overall costs of the international movement of goods. From an equity perspective an important ...
; SHEPHERD, BenDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/49; Global Governance Programme-55; Global EconomicsAbstract:Extensive research has demonstrated the existence of large potential welfare gains from trade facilitation—measures to reduce the overall costs of the international movement of goods. From an equity perspective an important ...
Title:A turquoise mess : green subsidies, blue industrial policy and renewable energy : the case for redrafting the subsidies agreement of the WTO Author(s):COSBEY, Aaron; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/17; Global Governance Programme-82; Global EconomicsAbstract:Canada-Renewable Energy presented the WTO Panel and Appellate Body (AB) with a novel issue: at the heart of the dispute was a measure adopted by the province of Ontario whereby producers of renewable energy would be paid ...
Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/17; Global Governance Programme-82; Global EconomicsAbstract:Canada-Renewable Energy presented the WTO Panel and Appellate Body (AB) with a novel issue: at the heart of the dispute was a measure adopted by the province of Ontario whereby producers of renewable energy would be paid ...
Title:Reaching out for green policies : national environmental policies in the WTO legal order Author(s):MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/21; Global Governance Programme-85; Global EconomicsAbstract:The WTO does not squarely address the issue of jurisdictional ambit of national policies (affecting trade). And yet, absent some agreement as to what trading nations can and cannot do, the WTO loses much of its effectiveness. ...
Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/21; Global Governance Programme-85; Global EconomicsAbstract:The WTO does not squarely address the issue of jurisdictional ambit of national policies (affecting trade). And yet, absent some agreement as to what trading nations can and cannot do, the WTO loses much of its effectiveness. ...
Title:Sustaining multilateral trade cooperation in a multipolar world economy Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/86; Global Governance Programme-73; Global EconomicsAbstract:The deadlock in the WTO Doha Round has been accompanied by an increased focus on the negotiation of preferential trade agreements, including so-called ‘mega-regionals’. This paper discusses possible implications for—and ...
Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/86; Global Governance Programme-73; Global EconomicsAbstract:The deadlock in the WTO Doha Round has been accompanied by an increased focus on the negotiation of preferential trade agreements, including so-called ‘mega-regionals’. This paper discusses possible implications for—and ...
Title:Liberalizing trade in services : lessons from regional and WTO negotiations Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. ; MATTOO, AadityaDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/34; Global Governance Programme-50; Global EconomicsAbstract:Liberalization of trade and investment in services through trade agreements has progressed less than trade in goods. We review the limited progress achieved to date in the WTO and major regional agreements on services and ...
; MATTOO, AadityaDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/34; Global Governance Programme-50; Global EconomicsAbstract:Liberalization of trade and investment in services through trade agreements has progressed less than trade in goods. We review the limited progress achieved to date in the WTO and major regional agreements on services and ...
Title:Bite the bullet : trade retaliation, EU jurisprudence and the law and economics of ‘taking one for the team’ Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. ; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/32; Global Governance Programme-48; Global EconomicsAbstract:This paper discusses the Fedon case law of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which involved a claim for compensation by Fedon (an Italian producer of eye glass cases) from the EU for the imposition of WTO-authorized ...
; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/32; Global Governance Programme-48; Global EconomicsAbstract:This paper discusses the Fedon case law of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which involved a claim for compensation by Fedon (an Italian producer of eye glass cases) from the EU for the imposition of WTO-authorized ...
Title:Judging Judges: Do Judges Meet their Constitutional Obligation to Settle Disputes in Conformity with ‘Principles of Justice and International Law’? Author(s):PETERSMANN, Ernst-UlrichDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2008/01Abstract:This contribution argues that the universal recognition of human rights requires judges
to take human rights more seriously in their judicial settlement of disputes “in
conformity with the principles of justice and ...
Date:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2008/01Abstract:This contribution argues that the universal recognition of human rights requires judges
to take human rights more seriously in their judicial settlement of disputes “in
conformity with the principles of justice and ...