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The World Trade Organization - Law, Practice, and Policy, 3rd Edition by Matsushita, Mitsuo; Schoenbaum, Thomas J; Mavroidis, Petros C; Hahn, Michael (15th October 2015)
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20 Environmental Protection and Trade

Mitsuo Matsushita, Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Petros C. Mavroidis, Michael Hahn

From: The World Trade Organization: Law, Practice, and Policy (3rd Edition)

Mitsuo Matsushita, Thomas Schoenbaum, Petros C. Mavroidis, Michael Hahn

Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Series:
Oxford International Law Library
Published in print:
15 October 2015
ISBN:
9780199571857

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2015. All Rights Reserved.date: 22 January 2020

Subject(s):
Taxation — Environmental disputes — Sources of international law

This chapter examines WTO rules on environmental protection, focusing on GATT Article XX. It first discusses the basis of the environmentalist objection to the rules of the multilateral trading system; the environmental impact of trade; the Tuna Dolphin I case; and how the WTO/GATT system will accommodate multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) which employ trade restrictions; unilateral measures to protect the environment beyond national jurisdiction. It then details WTO rules on energy-related trade, the protection of natural resources, process and production methods, recycling and packaging, eco-labelling, the export of hazardous substances and wastes, environmental taxes, and border tax adjustment (BTA) in support of climate change legislation.

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