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Trade and Environment: Decades of Debate at the WTO - Did the System Fail? Can It Be Reformed? When: Friday 1st of June 2007, 10 AM - 5 PM, Where: University of Lausanne, Institut Suisse de droit comparé, Dorigny / Lausanne Click here for further information The relationship between trade rules and environmental policies within the GATT/WTO system is not new. In 1971, GATT Director-General Olivier Long presented a study to GATT members. He urged them to examine what the implications of environmental policies might be for international trade. In 1991, a dispute between Mexico and United States (Tuna/Dolphin) put the spotlight on the linkages between environmental protection policies and trade. Since then hundreds of papers have been dedicated to the issue of "Trade and Environment", and since 1995 the WTO’s "Trade and Environment Committee" has followed a comprehensive work program. But in the end (…) has the WTO delivered a suitable solution for this question? Is the WTO decision-making process (Members, General Council, Committee Structure, and Dispute Settlement Body) able to solve existing problems? Is the existing institutional set-up suitable for the global problems of the 21st century? Are issues like climate change or global warming sufficiently taken into account? Provides the debate on "Trade and Environment" evidence for the lack of legitimacy, transparency and efficiency of the WTO system? The workshop aims to tackle these questions and undertake a critical assessment from various academic and practitioners’ perspectives. |
