Environment.Transnational Publications (Ardsley, NY) has released "Environmental Sovereignty and the WTO See World Trade Organization. : Trade Sanctions and International Law," a book that examines how WTO law can contribute to achieving coherence between general international law, international environmental law and international trade law and avoid conflicts between trade liberalization lib·er·al·ize v. lib·er·al·ized, lib·er·al·iz·ing, lib·er·al·iz·es v.tr. To make liberal or more liberal: "Our standards of private conduct have been greatly liberalized . . . and global environmental protection. It discusses how to use current WTO rules to resolve conflicts between treaties such as the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trades (GATT See General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. GATT See General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). ) and multilateral environmental agreements and how to determine the circumstances in which unilateral trade measures should be permitted. It also examines American unilateralism u·ni·lat·er·al·ism n. A tendency of nations to conduct their foreign affairs individualistically, characterized by minimal consultation and involvement with other nations, even their allies. , the fairness of WTO rules to poor countries, and the effect of trade rules on efforts to protect the global environment. The book costs $125. |
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