TRADING AWAY OUR OCEANS: WHY TRADE LIBERALIZATION OF FISHERIES MUST BE ABANDONED. By Marc Allain. Greenpeace, 18 January 2007. This paper shows the negative effects of trade liberalisation on fish and fishery products, in an effort to discourage further liberalisation. Drawing from OECD, EU, and UNEP publications, the paper argues that further liberalisation will increase over fishing, decrease the sustainability of aquaculture production, and undermine food and job security in developing countries. Download the full paper at http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/the-expedition/news/trading-away-oceans.
THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD: DIPLOMACY, TRADE, AND LAW. Edited by Robert Falkner.Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. Bringing together experts from the fields of international relations, environmental studies, trade, and international law, this collection examines why genetically modified foods have become a focal point in international conflicts over agriculture, trade and environment, and the prospects for effective global governance of new technologies in biotechnology.
WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM: ONE-PAGE CASE SUMMARIES. By WTO Legal Affairs Division, January 2007. This first edition summarizes the core facts and findings for 103 cases from the Dispute Settlement Mechanism’s Panel and Appellate Body reports from 1995-2006. View the full report online at http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/dispu_summary06_e.pdf.