) in NT disputes. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of this burden for trade liberalization and for the … environment, in a situation where imports may cause environmental damage. The paper finds that there may be a tension between NT … and environmental concerns, but that this is not likely to arise in the context of severe threats to the environment. In …

This paper examines the role of the burden of proof (BoP) in National Treatment (NT) disputes under trade agreements … know the motives for policies that are allegedly pursued to protect the environment, but that also give commercial …

) in NT disputes. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of this burden for trade liberalization and for the … environment, in a situation where imports may cause environmental damage. The paper finds that there may be a tension between NT … and environmental concerns, but that this is not likely to arise in the context of severe threats to the environment. In …

This paper provides an overview of trade reform in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) since 1996 and … a quantitative assessment of potential effects on trade patterns and tariff revenue of the current reform agenda …. Despite evidence of significant trade complementarities within WAEMU, implementation of the union's current trade regime still …

Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in the Asia-Pacific region have proliferated rapidly over the past five years and … are creating a complex web of intersecting bilateral and regional trade agreements. This paper describes the proliferation …