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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255274303321

Autore

Maggio Amber Rose

Titolo

Environmental policy, non-product related process and production methods and the law of the World Trade Organization / / by Amber Rose Maggio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-61155-0

978-3-319-61155-6

978-3-319-61154-9

978-3-319-87016-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XX, 258 p.)

Collana

EYIEL Monographs - Studies in European and International Economic Law, , 2524-6658 ; ; 1

European yearbook of international economic law. EYIEL monographs ; 1

Disciplina

341.754

Soggetti

International law

Commerce

Environmental law, International

Environmental law

Environmental policy

environmental law

environmental policy

trade restriction

World Trade Organisation

International Economic Law, Trade Law

International Environmental Law

Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology – Sovereignty, Hohfeld and Coercion -- 3 Historical Development of the WTO DSS and National Environmental and Public Health Regulation -- 4 The Judicial Function



of the WTO -- 5 Trade Restrictive Environmental Measures and the GATT -- 6 Environmental Cases under the GATT -- 7 Trade Restrictive Environmental Measures and the TBT -- 8 Environmental Cases under the TBT -- 9 NPR PPMs and the SPS -- 10 Relevant Case Law under the SPS -- 11 Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the legal regime of non-product related process and production methods (NPR PPMs) in the context of trade-restrictive environmental measures, eco-labelling requirements and sanitary measures under the WTO. These issues serve as concrete, representative examples that raise broader questions about the legitimacy of the WTO dispute settlement system and help to explore the true position of WTO members in this complex legal regime. NPR PPMs are process and production methods that do not affect the product as such, meaning that there is no discernible difference in two products with different NPR PPMs. This work examines WTO states’ attempts to regulate in this regard and create product distinctions on the basis of NPR PPMs. To do so, it scrutinizes historical, institutional, substantive and case-law issues related to NPR PPMs, environmental policy and the WTO. Further, the book addresses the issues of legitimacy, regulatory space and reform, contributing to the lively debate on the future of the WTO.