This short article addresses the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the context of the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO), taking account of interactions between the two organisations and potential disputes between WTO members in...

This article provides an overview of the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), a treaty the parties have described as comprehensive and ambitious, yet also representing a balance of competing interests. The article focuses on the TPP's chapters relating to investment,...

This short article considers the implications for public health of the award in the investment treaty dispute Philip Morris v Uruguay, challenging certain tobacco control measures of Uruguay including in relation to graphic health warnings. The article also takes account of the jurisdictional...

This paper examines the recent WTO Panel Report in US- Clove Cigarettes within the context of the other two ongoing WTO disputes concerning US measures under the WTO's Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. Appeals in two of the cases are underway and the third is anticipated, providing the...

In the wake of recent developments in United States administrative practice concerning the so-called 'zeroing' methodology in anti-dumping proceedings, it is worth looking back to certain key WTO Panel Reports issued in 2011. These decisions, and the United States' decision not to appeal them,...

Australia is set to become the first country in the world to implement a scheme mandating the plain packaging of tobacco products. The outcome of the scheme in Australia in the coming months and years will establish a critical precedent for both tobacco control interests and the tobacco...

This short paper examines the decision by a binational panel constituted under Article 1904(2) of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip In Coils From Mexico: Final Results of 2004/2005 Antidumping Review. In the course of clarifying the Chevron and...

The Australian federal government recently released an exposure draft of legislation to introduce a scheme for the mandatory ‘plain packaging’ of cigarettes and other tobacco products from 2012. The scheme will prohibit the use of brand logos, graphics and colors on tobacco products and...

Australia’s National Broadband Network has come under intense domestic scrutiny and is also being closely monitored by international stakeholders. However, the focus on local political and legal issues obscures a broader potential problem: ensuring compliance with Australia’s obligations...