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WTO Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations: Aligning Trade with Sustainability

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For almost 20 years the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been negotiating to regulate subsidies granted to the fisheries sector which adversely impact the sustainability of global fish stocks.  Discussions are currently underway in Geneva to conclude negotiations by the end of 2020 on subsidies which contribute to overfishing, overcapacity and illegal, unreported and unregulated…

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Arbitrating Trade Disputes: What Does the Future Hold?

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In August 2019 I presented a paper at the Annual Conference of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand on the future of arbitrating trade disputes.  It was for a New Zealand audience which wasn’t very familiar with the WTO dispute settlement system.  So it explored the background to the creation of the WTO…