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Slithering towards uniformity: the international commercial arbitration and conciliation working group of UNCITRAL as a key player in the strengthening and liberalisation of international trade
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The objective of this study was to examine and review the main features and works of the arbitration and conciliation working group of UNCITRAL while demonstrating their impact on international trade.
The emergence of trade in services as an emerging, international trading commodity from a South African perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The reason for highlighting the difference between GATT and GATS is to focus on the impact of these agreements on the developing countries and in particular the latter will be the main focus of this paper. The economies ...
The WTO dispute settlement system and African countries: a prolonged slumber
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This thesis seeks to investigate the lack of participation by African countries in the WTO Dispute Settlement System by first providing an overview of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) system and, secondly by ...
Trade promotion vs the environment: Inevitable conflict
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This study unveiled the trade-environment debate which has been revolving in the World Trade Organization for quite a long time now. While economic integration and trade liberalization offer the promise of growth and ...
International trade rules: a case of imperialism at work?
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This study explored whether there is an inherent inequitable nature of the liberalization process with respect to the World Trade Organization Agreements, namely TRIMs (Trade-related Investment Measures), TRIPS (Agreement ...
Human rights and the WTO: Incorporation or cooperation? Is there a need for an agreement on trade-related aspects of human rights?
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The main objective of this paper was to explore and evaluate the viability of incorporating the promotion, enforcement and protection of human rights within the WTO agenda, mandate and framework. It further aimed to ...