Swiss Migration and EU Mobility Partnership: Unveiling the PromiseThe “added-value” of migration partnerships and the potential risks and gains from labour market openings are at the centre of the discussions of this workshop, organised by the NCCR Trade Regulation. Young researchers working in international law and political science will discuss the concept currently being tested as pilots in the Western Balkans and West Africa with seasoned policy experts from the Federal government, the International Organization for Migration and NGOs. 12-13 December 2008, World Trade Institute, Bern Read more
Call for Papers Swiss Migration- and EU Mobility Partnerships: Unveiling the Promise
call for papers for the young researchers' workshop Swiss Migration - and EU Mobility Partnerships: Unveiling the Promise sponsored by the Mittelbauvereinigung of the University of Bern (MVUB) and NCCR-Trade Regulation IP 8. 12–13 December 2008,The World Trade Institute, Bern, Switzerland contact:
New Directions in US Trade Policy: Priorities for the Obama Administration?NCCR Seminar, Speaker: Mr. Jeffrey Schott, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, in Washington D.C. 10 December 2008, 17.30 - 19.30, Silva Casa Auditorium, WTI, Berne, Switzerland Read more
Past Events
Geneva Trade and Development Forumpresentation by Marion Panizzon on "La mobilité du travail: un modèle gagnant- gagnant-gagnant pour le commerce et le développement: Le cas du Sénégal" 18 September 2008, Crans-Montana contact:
Financial Innovation, Climate Change Adaptation and the GATSTilburg Law and Economics Center, Retreat 2008 Presentation by Panagiotis Delimatsis on
"Financial Innovation, Climate Change Adaptation and the GATS: The Case of Renewable Energy Certificates" 12 September 2008, Tilburg, the Netherlands Contact:
India-EU bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement: The Case of the Legal SectorIndian Ministry of Commerce Presentation of the Report on the Liberalization of Legal Services under the EU-India Trade and Investment Agreement (TIA) prepared by Panagiotis Delimatsis and Samir Gandhi. 8 February 2008, New Delhi, India Contact:
Society of International Economic Law Inaugural ConferencePanel XVIII of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL) Inaugural Conference presentation and SSRN conference paper by Marion Panizzon on "Bilateral Labor Agreements and the GATS: Reciprocity, Shared Responsibility and the MFN" 17 July 2008, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva contact:
Development by Moving People - Unearthing the Development Potential of a GATS VisaBrown Bag Seminar with Dr. Sungjoon Cho (S.J.D) - Assistant Professor of Law in Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology and Sophie Nonnenmacher- Migration Policy Specialist, International Organization for Migration (IOM) 14 July 2008, 12.30 - 14.00 WTI Berne, Switzerland contact:
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Presstalk on Free Trade Agreements: Impediment or Opportunity for Developing Countries?Bilaterale Freihandelsabkommen: Sackgasse oder Chance für Entwicklungsländer? organized by the World Trade Institute, Berne Declaration and Alliance Sud moderated by Marion Panizzon Monday, 3 December 2007, from 10 am to 12 noon contact:
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Labour mobility: A win-win-win model for trade and developmentWorkshop on labor mobility as a win-win-win model for trade and development International Organization for Migration (IOM), Friedrich Ebert Stiftung-Geneva (FES), iDEAS Centre and National Centre for Competence in Research (NCCR) presentation of the case study written by Marion Panizzon on "Façonner une mobilité du travail réciproque: le cas du Sénégal 24 – 25 April 2008, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva contact:
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Product Safety and Product Liability in the Global MarketplaceBrown Bag Seminar, Speaker: Dr. Anne-Catherine Hahn, Baker & McKenzie, Zurich 4 February 2008, 12.15-13.45, Anna Nussbaum Auditorium, WTI, Berne, Switzerland Read more
International Law of Economic MigrationBrown Bag Seminar Speaker: Professor Joel P. Trachtman, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University Commentators: Mona Pietro, Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mark Engler, Federal Office of Migration 1 October 2007, 12.15-13.45, Silva Casa Auditorium, WTI, Berne Contact:
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ECIPE Book ForumBook Presentation by Marion Panizzon on Good Faith in the Jurisprudence of the WTO 13 June 2007, Brussels Read more
Exploring the Linkages between Services and Investment Disciplines in International Agreements
IP 8 -Services- and IP 11 -Investment joint workshop 31 May 2007, WTI contact:
FTAs and Financial Services in Latin America and the CaribbeanBrown Bag Seminar December 7, 2006, World Trade Institute, Berne Speaker: Costas Stephanou (World Bank) contact: Read more
International Trade In Services
The World Trade Forum 2006 International Conference September 8-9, 2006, World Trade Institute, Berne Contact:
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