In recent decades, governments across the world actively cooperated to harmonize and coordinate policies “behind the borders” through a variety of harmonization efforts at multilateral, as well as regional and bilateral, levels. These efforts have been dictated by the trade liberalization...

This article analyses the compatibility of the European directive on biofuels with WTO trade rules. More precisely, it focuses on the European Commission's decision to submit biofuels to sustainable certification for those later being eligible to the tax exemption and counted in the mandatory...

Cette présentation s'ínspire de diverses publications que j'ai faites depuis 2007, en particulier le chapitre 6 du livre que j'ai publié avec Alexis Bonnel : Notre maison brûle au Sud, que peut faire l'Aide au développement, Fayard 2010, du chapitre « Le Défi de la reconstruction de...

Human activity has transformed the planet at a pace and scale unprecedented in recorded history, causing irreversible damage to communities and ecosystems. Countries have focused their capacities on economic growth, with too little attention to externalities in terms of environmental quality....

Ces dernières années, un faisceau d'évolutions diverses convergent sur la thématique de la santé au travail. Ces questions, dont l'ampleur a été soulignée par diverses enquêtes ou plus dramatiquement par les médias dans l'actualité récente, sont ainsi devenues l'objet d'interventions...

L’amiante est aujourd’hui considéré comme l’ennemi public numéro 1. Ce scandale de santé publique a eu de nombreuses répercussions et implications. Pourtant, même si aujourd’hui on peut noter un réel consensus sur la pratique de l’amiante et ses dangers, son interdiction est la...

French Abstract: L'industrialisation est de tout temps considérée comme le socle du développement économique de l'humanité de part sa production de richesses grâce à la transformation des matières premières et à l'exploitation des sources d'énergie. Cependant, elle n'est pas sans...

English Abstract: Following the COP21 Summit, we've reached a point in economic history where real change can be expected – even if policy makers are unable or unwilling to curb the activities of oil companies in the United States… It's likely oil companies won't be in a position to reverse...

Although few citizens outside of the livestock industry have heard about this veterinary drug, ractopamine is set to become not only the source of public concern but also the trigger of another endless transatlantic trade dispute. After years of scientific and political deadlock, the Codex...

This chapter provides a detailed analysis of the economic, legal and public policy rationales for the application of taxes and other fiscal measures on health-related commodities. The motivation for such taxes has been more often linked to the fiscal revenues generated than to their potential...