The Role of the Environment in the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Abstract While debates on the linkage of trade and environment first initiated around 8 decades ago, it has been nearly over the past three decades during which the subject has become a topic of heated discussions between scholars of both sides. Given the major role WTO plays in regulating the Inter...
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Allameh Tabataba'i University Press
2014-10-01
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| description | Abstract While debates on the linkage of trade and environment first initiated around 8 decades ago, it has been nearly over the past three decades during which the subject has become a topic of heated discussions between scholars of both sides. Given the major role WTO plays in regulating the International trades relations , conservationists have maintained a close scrutiny on the way WTO’s has dealt with environmental issues .Although WTO lacks a special agreement on environment , most agreements formulized within its domain include environmental regulations that require member states to insure the environment is duly protected. This paper seeks to illustrate the paramount importance of environmental issues in WTO’s activities, work out relevant solutions as how to strike a balance between trade and environment and shall discuss ways to assume more responsibility and accountability for WTO and its organs with regards to environmental issues . |
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| spelling | doaj.art-65d357bbd66c4300a46f40fb77d9d9282024-01-10T10:49:30ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University PressFaṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i ̒Umūmī2345-61162476-62162014-10-011541169236162The Role of the Environment in the World Trade Organization (WTO)Zahra Mahmoodi Kordi0استادیار گروه حقوق دانشگاه مازندرانAbstract While debates on the linkage of trade and environment first initiated around 8 decades ago, it has been nearly over the past three decades during which the subject has become a topic of heated discussions between scholars of both sides. Given the major role WTO plays in regulating the International trades relations , conservationists have maintained a close scrutiny on the way WTO’s has dealt with environmental issues .Although WTO lacks a special agreement on environment , most agreements formulized within its domain include environmental regulations that require member states to insure the environment is duly protected. This paper seeks to illustrate the paramount importance of environmental issues in WTO’s activities, work out relevant solutions as how to strike a balance between trade and environment and shall discuss ways to assume more responsibility and accountability for WTO and its organs with regards to environmental issues .https://qjpl.atu.ac.ir/article_162_f2b4e7fe75633a90764e9ef1b083382b.pdfworld trade organizationenvironmentenvironmental protectioninstitutional regulations |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Mahmoodi Kordi The Role of the Environment in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Faṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i ̒Umūmī world trade organization environment environmental protection institutional regulations |
| title | The Role of the Environment in the World Trade Organization (WTO) |
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