A common denominator in various fields of global economic rule-making is their significant impact on domestic non-economic interests for the sake of a harmonised global economy. It is particularly true for the three core areas of regulation in the WTO: trade in goods, trade in services and...

On 21 December 2007, arbitrators in the US - Gambling dispute awarded the Caribbean Island State Antigua and Barbuda the right to retaliate against the United States of America by suspending obligations under the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights with an...

"The CARIFORUM EPA is a new kind of free-trade agreement as sustainable development is the presiding principle governing the whole agreement." The European Community (EC) is currently negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with several groups of developing countries. An element which...