WTO Panel decision in Brazil - Tyres supports safeguarding environmental values
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International Economic Law
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: Supreme Court Upholds New York City Action for Tax Liens against UN Missions
In its previous session, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Permanent Mission of India to the United States v.
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German Constitutional Court Rules on Necessity in Argentine Bondholder Case
On May 8, 2007, the German Constitutional Court (the "Bundesverfassungsgericht") handed down a decision on the question of whether Argentina could invoke necessity under general international law as an affirmative defense against claims brought in German courts by private individuals for the country's default on sovereign bonds in early 2002.[1] While the Court accepted that necessity was recognized as precluding the wrongfulness of a breach of internation
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The Bush Administration and Democrats Reach a Bipartisan Deal on Trade Policy
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Australian Inquiry into Corporate Responsibility for Complicity in Efforts to Manipulate Humanitarian Exceptions to Security Council Sanctions Regimes
In September 2005, the UN Independent Inquiry Committee ('IIC' or 'Volcker Inquiry
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The European Court of Justice Approves Lawsuits By The European Community Against Cigarette Companies In U.S. Courts
On September 12, 2006, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) sanctioned the decision of the European Community (EC) and member states to bring actions for damages against certain cigarette manufacturers in United States courts. The decision grew out of the companies' unsuccessful attempt to have the European Court of First Instance preclude any such lawsuits.
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The WTO Panel on the EC-Biotech Dispute Releases Its Final Report
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The WTO Doha Round Negotiation: Suspended Indefinitely
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The WTO Appellate Body Strikes Down the U.S. Zeroing Methodology Used in Antidumping Investigations
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Biotech Products WTO Panel Report
Introduction
On February 7, 2006, a panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) circulated its draft report on the high-profile dispute European Communities ? Measures Affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products to the parties. In May 2003, Argentina, Canada and the United States (US) had requested the establishment of a Panel because consultations with the EC on an amicable solution had failed.
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