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The Review of International Commercial Arbitral Awards and the New York Convention: Breaking the Link to Administrative Law
In: Ottawa Law Review, Volume 52, Issue 2
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Renewable Energy and Trade: Interpreting Against Fragmentation
In: (2013) 51 Canadian Yearbook of International Law 217-58
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Renewable Energy and Trade: Interpreting against Fragmentation
In: The Canadian yearbook of international law: Annuaire canadien de droit international, Volume 51, p. 217-258
ISSN: 1925-0169
SummarySeveral disputes relating to renewable energy are underway at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Appellate Body has released its first decision on this subject on the feed-in tariff for electricity in the province of Ontario. The disputes raise once again the issue of the relationship between international trade law and environmental protection. Evolving WTO jurisprudence should be able to resolve many of the difficulties, although the crucial problem of the treatment of production and processing methods remains obscure after the Canada – Renewable Energy decision. Questions of fundamental theory lie close to the surface of these debates. The recent expansion in the number of international regimes and tribunals highlights the importance of approaches to interpretation in public international law. As countries negotiate new treaties to address the needs of global society, potential conflicts and overlapping provisions are likely to appear. Differences of opinion about reliance on non-WTO treaties in the WTO dispute settlement system illustrate problems that can be anticipated in several fora. To achieve workable solutions for renewable energy disputes and many others, interpretation should promote the harmonious integration of obligations, in accordance with the intent of the negotiators.
Objectivity and Statutory Interpretation: End Use in the Canadian Customs Tariff
In: The Canadian yearbook of international law: Annuaire canadien de droit international, Volume 46, p. 3-54
ISSN: 1925-0169
SummaryThe Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonized System) has been adopted by the major trading nations of the world, including Canada. Decisions of the European Court of Justice are influential for interpretation of the Harmonized System. According to these decisions, goods should be classified under the Harmonized System on the basis of their physical characteristics, while factors that relate to use after importation should be considered only if they are reflected in the physical characteristics. The author rejects this narrow approach and argues that interpretation will be successful only if it is done in light of the full commercial context, including use after importation, advertising, distribution, and market indicators such as price. The article reviews Canadian case law since implementation of the Harmonized System in 1988 as well as some decisions interpreting the pre-1988 Canadian nomenclature, which contained many tariff items that depended on the end use of goods after importation.
Global Public Policy and the World Trade Organization afterShrimp/TurtleandAsbestos
In: The Canadian yearbook of international law: Annuaire canadien de droit international, Volume 42, p. 253-352
ISSN: 1925-0169
SummaryRecent decisions of the Appellate Body of the WTO deal with the interpretation of GATT Article XX, which provides exemptions from trade obligations for important non-trade policies such as the protection of health and the environment. The article discusses those decisions, as well as the balance between trade and non-trade interests in the provisions of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.
Parliamentary Declarations in 1992-93 / Déclarations parlementaires en 1992-93
In: The Canadian yearbook of international law: Annuaire canadien de droit international, Volume 31, p. 361-380
ISSN: 1925-0169
Interpretation and Naming: The Harmonized System in Canadian Customs Tariff Law
In: The Canadian yearbook of international law: Annuaire canadien de droit international, Volume 31, p. 89-150
ISSN: 1925-0169
Canadian Practice in International Law / La pratique canadienne en matière de droit international public: Parliamentary Declarations in 1990-91 / Déclarations parlementaires en 1990-91
In: The Canadian yearbook of international law: Annuaire canadien de droit international, Volume 29, p. 476-528
ISSN: 1925-0169
Parliamentary Declarations in 1991-92 / Déclarations parlementaires en 1991-92
In: The Canadian yearbook of international law: Annuaire canadien de droit international, Volume 30, p. 365-383
ISSN: 1925-0169
Parliamentary Declarations in 1989-90/ Déclarations parlementaires en 1989-90
In: The Canadian yearbook of international law: Annuaire canadien de droit international, Volume 28, p. 517-575
ISSN: 1925-0169
Parliamentary declarations in 1988-89/ Déclarations parlementaires en 1988-89
In: The Canadian yearbook of international law: Annuaire canadien de droit international, Volume 27, p. 395-431
ISSN: 1925-0169
Parliamentary Declarations in 1987-88/ Déclarations parlementaires en 1987-88
In: The Canadian yearbook of international law: Annuaire canadien de droit international, Volume 26, p. 335-387
ISSN: 1925-0169
Canadian Practice in International Law / La pratique canadienne en matière de droit international public: Parliamentary Declarations in 1986 / Déclarations parlementaires en 1986
In: The Canadian yearbook of international law: Annuaire canadien de droit international, Volume 25, p. 421-482
ISSN: 1925-0169