Trade law and quality of life - dispute resolution under the NAFTA side accords on labor and the environment
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Side agreements to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) represent a creative effort to incorporate social and environmental concerns into international trade law through an innovative dispute resolution process. Reflecting a shift in public awareness to a more inclusive perspective, the agreements allow individuals and non-governmental organizations to bring quality-of-life issues into the dispute resolution process. National enforcement of environmental, health and labor laws is the key issue, while the dispute resolution process is designed to operate through political adjustment.
Publication Name: American Journal of International Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0002-9300
Year: 1995
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The implications of expanding international dispute settlement systems: the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea
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The 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea dispute settlement system will be beneficial because the system encourages compulsory binding settlements, provides an International Court of Justice (ICJ) settlement option, requires decisions follow accepted international law, and creates useful new international forums. ICJ Judge Shigeru Odu has criticized the system as lacking hierarchy, separating sea law from public international law, and as detrimental to the ICJ. He fails to recognize the benefits of alternative multiple settlement forums, particularly for handling the ICJ case backlog.
Publication Name: American Journal of International Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0002-9300
Year: 1996
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The WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding: less is more
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The World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Understanding is flexible and does not interfere with sovereignty of member states. The system will work best with as few binding rules as possible. Critics of the dispute settlement system, including environmental and labor groups, have failed to understand the underlying economic purposes and the ways in which the system recognizes states' sovereignty. The system is set up to maximize the economic benefits derived from voluntary compliance and cooperation.
Publication Name: American Journal of International Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0002-9300
Year: 1996
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