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WTO Rules and Sanctions on Russian Trade: An Opportunity to Review the Security Exception

WTO Rules and Sanctions on Russian Trade: An Opportunity to Review the Security Exception

  • 20 octobre 2014
  • Gordon LaFortune

In September 2014, the Russian Economy Minister commented to reporters that Russia is prepared to appeal the economic sanctions imposed against it to the WTO. In this article, Gordon LaFortune observes that if such a dispute occurs, it would present an opportunity for the WTO Dispute Settlement Body to set parameters of permissible actions under the GATT's national security exceptions.

Droit international
The Promise (and Limitations) of the New Canada-China Investment Treaty

The Promise (and Limitations) of the New Canada-China Investment Treaty

  • 15 octobre 2014
  • Matthew Kronby, Milos Barutciski, and Jesse I. Goldman

This article discusses the opportunities presented by the newly in force Canada-China bilateral investment treaty, which establishes important rights and remedies for Chinese and Canadian investors, as well as the treaty's limitations.

Droit international

The Interpretation of International Investment Law in Washington DC

  • 31 mars 2014
  • Devin Bray

Devin Bray discusses the launch of Dr. Todd Weiler's new book, The Interpretation of International Investment Law: Equality, Discrimination and Minimum Standards of Treatment in Historical Context, at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on February 27, 2014.

Droit international