Melbourne Journal of International Law - vol. 3 n° 1 -
"The case of European Communities - Measures Affecting Asbestos and Asbestos-Containing Products (‘EC - Asbestos') presented a number of tough substantive and procedural issues for the World Trade Organization (‘WTO') when handling public policy issues, such as occupational health and safety, that are usually considered to be within the province of states' exclusive competence. More significantly, the dispute highlighted the controversy surrounding both the evolving constitutional framework of free trade that is synonymous with the WTO and the deepening interaction of the WTO with global civil society."
"The case of European Communities - Measures Affecting Asbestos and Asbestos-Containing Products (‘EC - Asbestos') presented a number of tough substantive and procedural issues for the World Trade Organization (‘WTO') when handling public policy issues, such as occupational health and safety, that are usually considered to be within the province of states' exclusive competence. More significantly, the dispute highlighted the controversy ...
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