Together with globalization, the global harmonization has ever been the top agenda at all corners of international agenda. This paper aims to test workability of one of the most significant global harmonization initiatives, i.e., Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of...

This paper focuses on the development of policies and laws concerning overseas investment activities by Chinese public-sector entities, state-owned enterprises and private sector entities within the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The scale of Chinese investment and development...

The Basel Convention is inarguably a noble effort to combat the grave threat to human and environmental health posed by hazardous wastes, but it has failed in at least one of its fundamental objectives: to minimize the movement of hazardous waste across international borders. Is the framework of...

This paper examines the impact of the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Union (MEUFTA) on trade flows between Mexico and the EU and between Mexico and its NAFTA partners. It also considers the economic and political context in which the MEUFTA was negotiated and some of the...

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) movement and Fair Trade systems have grown in the past decade, reflecting a belief that corporations operating at a global level must voluntarily assume the role of raising production and trade standards and that consumers should play a role in...

An address to the Department of Conservation seminar “Whale Tales – From Whaling to Whale Watching”, delivered in Nelson on 11 March 2005. The address traces New Zealand’s relationship with whaling and the International Whaling Commission. It discusses the implications of a resumption of...

This volume builds upon previous research on sustainable development in international trade law and policy, published in Sustainable Development in World Trade Law. The volume's goal is to analyse the state of international investment law through the lens of sustainable development and to...

As international trade receives the brunt of local discontent with globalization trends and recent changes by the Trump administration have put into question the viability of such trade arrangements moving forward, there has been a clear trend in using international trade fora for managing...

This paper analyzes the main features of Chilean trade and investment treaties, examining if there is a Chilean pattern in the regulation of trade and investment flows or if it is influenced by agreements signed by Chile with developed countries. The article also examines if there are...

The emergence of China as a significant economic force in Latin America has sparked both optimism and alarm. With titles such as 'The Coming China Wars' and 'The Dragon in the Backyard,' recent books and articles depict China as a rising imperial power scouring the globe for natural resources...