Caught in the middle: should the World Trade Organization settle environmental disputes?
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Caught in the middle: should the World Trade Organization settle environmental disputes?
Since its inception in 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has arbitrated trade disputes between its members in part by deciding whether unilateral actions by its 134 member nations such as trade bans or restrictions violate international free trade rules and authorizing penalties against members that are found to be noncompliant with such rules. The WTO is criticized by those who believe ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107a562