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- Title
INTERNATIONAL TRADE, POLAR ENVIRONMENTS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
- Authors
WYGENE CHONG
- Abstract
The debate on the interaction between trade and the environment continues. However, the two areas do not have to exist separately. Sustainable development is one principle that can unite the two. To do so, it needs to carry more weight at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and particularly in its dispute settlement bodies. This article explains how the status of sustainable development at the WTO is insufficient for it to play a central role in guiding interactions between trade and the environment. It draws on Polar Law to illustrate and, in doing so, builds bridges between that body of law and international trade. Additionally, it points to the Paris Agreement and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as signs that political consensus for more consideration of the environment in International Trade Law is on the rise. Using polar circumstances, this article charts out relevant legal issues and pathways for sustainable development at the WTO.
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL cooperation with sustainable development; WORLD Trade Organization; PARIS Agreement (2016)
- Publication
University of Western Australia Law Review, 2018, Vol 44, Issue 1, p90
- ISSN
0042-0328
- Publication type
Article