In late-January 2012, the Appellate Body to the World Trade Organization (WTO) published its decision in a dispute launched by the United States to protest a series of Chinese measures that restricted the export of certain raw materials out of China (China-Raw Materials). The Appellate Body's...

This study is the result of a response to a policy request submitted by DG ENV to the Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) through the KCBD ticketing system. It provides a technical and legal analysis of six triggers for monetary benefit-sharing from the use of digital sequence information...

After great anticipation, at the 12th Ministerial Conference in June 2022, Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) reached a historic Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies that aims to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This article first provides the necessary...

On 31 August 2010 the School of Law of the University of Surrey organised a one day international seminar on the emerging international law of transboundary aquifers with particular emphasis on the Guarani Aquifer System. This seminar contributes to the UNESCO ISARM initiative

On 17 April 2007, the United Nations Security Council held a groundbreaking open debate at the ministerial level on the relationship between energy, security, and climate. As such, the meeting emphasised the need to reflect on the linkages between climate change and international security. This...

Industrialised countries are often required to make unpopular policy choices in order to efficiently tackle climate change. On the one hand, domestic industries might consider national climate measures as an excessive burden that may damage their competitiveness. On the other hand, the public...

USA, Canada and Argentina have challenged before the World Trade Organisation the European Communities' (EC) denial of Genetically Modified (GM) product imports, which took place from 1998 to 2004. Against this background, the goal of this paper is twofold. Firstly, we will determine which WTO...

Climate change is a global problem that needs a comprehensive international response. If countries adopt different measures this may lead to carbon leakage that then leads to further emissions and to competitiveness concerns from those countries that have adopted more stringent measures. One...