In the full recognition of seriousness of climate change problems, Korea an-nounced a new policy towards greening its economy. In his address marking the 60th anniversary of Korea’s foundation in 2008, President Lee Myung-bak declared ‘Low Carbon Green Growth’ as the country’s new vision...

제2차 세계대전 이후부터 지금까지 꾸준한 성장을 이어온 국제교역은 세계 GDP의 25%를 차지 할 만큼 경제발전에 긍정적인 영향을 주었지만, 동시에 세계 이산화탄소 배출량의 약 21.5%가 국제무역에 의해 발생한다는 점에서...

Under the prevailing WTO jurisprudence, the mandatory/discretionary distinction is applied to Article 1.1(b) of the SCM Agreement whenever a Member's measure is challenged ‘as such' pursuant to the SCM Agreement. However, applying the mandatory/discretionary distinction vis-à-vis Article...

On March 1, 2021, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former finance minister and former vice-president of the World Bank, started her first day in office at the WTO as Director-General. There are a myriad of worries and challenges ahead of her. Notwithstanding its long-term importance, the...

This brief discusses the implications of the recent WTO reform efforts led by leading economies and provides a guideline for Korea's multilateral trade policy under fast-changing global economic environment. In particular, the following three areas are of interest in this brief. First, the...