The WTO and the Greening of World Trade: A look at WTO Jurisprudence

Blay, S

The WTO and the Greening of World Trade: A look at WTO Jurisprudence

Blay, S

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Publisher:: Thomson Law Book Co
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Blay Sam 2004, 'The WTO and the Greening of World Trade: A look at WTO Jurisprudence', Thomson Lawbook Co, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 27-43.
Issue Date:: 2004

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dc.contributor.author	Blay, S	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-20T13:01:35Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-20T13:01:35Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en_US
dc.identifier	2004000309	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Blay Sam 2004, 'The WTO and the Greening of World Trade: A look at WTO Jurisprudence', Thomson Lawbook Co, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 27-43.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0813-300X	en_US
dc.identifier.other	C1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/975
dc.description.abstract	The World Trade Organization (WTO) epitomises the triumph of economic liberalism in multilateral trade relations. However, the image of the WTO in the world of the environmentalist is not a positive one. In classical liberal economic thought, the fundamental objective of international trade is the elimination of trade barriers and the maximisation of international output within a competitive framework, based on the ideals of comparative advantage. For most environmentalists, there is a mutually self-assured destructive relationship between liberalised world trade and sustainable exploitation of resources. While the "environmental exceptions" in the WTO system provide an avenue for protecting the environment from the adverse impact of trade, they are far from comprehensive. More important, the exceptions must be understood within the context of the overall "mission" of the WTG. The WTO is first and foremost a trading organisation. One cannot expect the WTO to protect the environment any more than one can expect the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to promote trade.	en_US
dc.publisher	Thomson Law Book Co	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Environmental and Planning Law Journal	en_US
dc.title	The WTO and the Greening of World Trade: A look at WTO Jurisprudence	en_US
dc.type	Journal article
utslib.citation.volume	21	en_US
utslib.citation.number	1	en_US
utslib.location	Sydney	en_US
utslib.citation.startpage	27	en_US
utslib.citation.endpage	43	en_US
utslib.identifier.org	School of Law	en_US
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Abstract:

The World Trade Organization (WTO) epitomises the triumph of economic liberalism in multilateral trade relations. However, the image of the WTO in the world of the environmentalist is not a positive one. In classical liberal economic thought, the fundamental objective of international trade is the elimination of trade barriers and the maximisation of international output within a competitive framework, based on the ideals of comparative advantage. For most environmentalists, there is a mutually self-assured destructive relationship between liberalised world trade and sustainable exploitation of resources. While the "environmental exceptions" in the WTO system provide an avenue for protecting the environment from the adverse impact of trade, they are far from comprehensive. More important, the exceptions must be understood within the context of the overall "mission" of the WTG. The WTO is first and foremost a trading organisation. One cannot expect the WTO to protect the environment any more than one can expect the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to promote trade.

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