Book contents
- International Environmental Law
- International Environmental Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword to 2006 Edition
- Abbreviations
- International Treaties and Other Agreements
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- 1Introduction to International Environmental Law
- 2International Environmental Governance
- 3Functions and Foundations of International Environmental Law
- 4Climate and the Atmosphere
- 5Hazardous and Radioactive Substances and Wastes
- 6Seas and Oceans
- 7Biodiversity and Genetic Resources
- 8Biodiversity Conservation and Human Rights
- 9Fisheries, Seabed Minerals, and Marine Genetic Resources
- 10Freshwater Resources
- 11Liability and Responsibility
- 12Trade and Environment
- 13Investment and Environment
- 14Outer Space
- Index
12 - Trade and Environment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 September 2025
Book contents
- International Environmental Law
- International Environmental Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword to 2006 Edition
- Abbreviations
- International Treaties and Other Agreements
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- 1Introduction to International Environmental Law
- 2International Environmental Governance
- 3Functions and Foundations of International Environmental Law
- 4Climate and the Atmosphere
- 5Hazardous and Radioactive Substances and Wastes
- 6Seas and Oceans
- 7Biodiversity and Genetic Resources
- 8Biodiversity Conservation and Human Rights
- 9Fisheries, Seabed Minerals, and Marine Genetic Resources
- 10Freshwater Resources
- 11Liability and Responsibility
- 12Trade and Environment
- 13Investment and Environment
- 14Outer Space
- Index
Summary
Chapter 12 examines international environmental issues as they intersect with trade issues. We analyze the case law produced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in various disputes in which the prerogative of free trade stumbled over the regulatory measures that states have enacted to protect endangered species and human health. Some of the cases that have made headlines include national measures to protect the dolphins when fishing for tuna; restricting the use of growth hormones in cattle; and the regulation of GM products. This chapter demonstrates how international environmental law has had a lasting impact on trade law and how it has helped refashion the notion of free trade.
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- International Environmental LawFairness, Effectiveness, and World Order, pp. 415 - 439Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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