Search results for: “less favourable treatment”
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Less Favourable Treatment
This section provides an overview of less favourable treatment within the legal context of National Treatment in international economic law, with coverage of Non-Discrimination in Trade of Goods and Services (Principles). Resources Further Reading Lothar Ehring, "Less Favourable […]
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Less Favourable Treatment
This section provides an overview of less favourable treatment within the legal context of National Treatment in international economic law, with coverage of Non-Discrimination in Trade of Goods and Services (Principles). Resources Further Reading Lothar Ehring, "Less Favourable […]
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National Treatment
History of Commercial Treaties National Treatment The attainment of national treatment through treaty was strengthened in the 13th century. Venice, an Italian city-state that traded chiefly with Central and East Asia, exacted by treaty from the sultan of _alab (Aleppo) the right to have its […]
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National Treatment Principle
A view of international economic transactions that asserts that a nation should accord the same treatment to foreign merchandise, investments, shipping, and entrepreneurs as it does to domestic counterparts under like commercial conditions. Apart from international practice on the part of the Europe…
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Treatment No Less Favorable Provisions
Treatment No Less Favorable Provisions Issues respecting “no less favourable treatment” in the National Treatment Obligation under NAFTA By Jon R. Johnson Goodmans LLP (December 2, 2001) If circumstances are “like”, Articles 1102(1) and (2) require Parties to accord to investors of other Parties and their investments treatment that is no less favourable than treatment…
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Application of the NAFTA National Treatment Obligation
Application of the NAFTA National Treatment Obligation Issues and Problems in the Application of the NAFTA National Treatment Obligation: Which comes first – like circumstances or comparison of treatment? By Jon R. Johnson Goodmans LLP (December 2, 2001) Lines of cases in WTO jurisprudence frequently establish a precise order in which a particular provision is…
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Elements of the NAFTA National Treatment Obligation
Elements of the NAFTA National Treatment Obligation By Jon R. Johnson Goodmans LLP (December 2, 2001) NAFTA Article 1102(1) applies to investors of other Parties and reads as follows: “Each Party shall accord to investors of another Party treatment no less favourable than that it accords, in like circumstances, to its own investors with respect…
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Turkey – Measures Affecting the Importation of Rice
Turkey – Measures Affecting the Importation of Rice World Trade Organization – TRQ utilization – Agreement on Agriculture Article 4.2 – national treatment The Turkey Measures Affecting the Importation of Rice case, brought by the United States, concerned various restrictions imposed by Turkey on the importation of rice. Turkey’s Schedule of Concessions on Goods…
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Foreign Investment
THE ROLE IN THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT OF: The World Bank Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); The Convention establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; and Bilateral Investment Protection Agreements (IPPAs). (London, 1994) The […]
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Foreign Investment
THE ROLE IN THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT OF: The World Bank Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); The Convention establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; and Bilateral Investment Protection Agreements (IPPAs). (London, 1994) The […]
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Education
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler See Education links History of Education In the following treatment of this subject, the theory and early history of education is […]
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Eurobats
Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe (Eurobats) (1991) Agreement on the Conservation of Population of European Bats The Agreement entered into force on 16 January 1994. As of January 2015, 36 of 63 Range States are Parties to the Agreement. The Bat Agreement The Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats…
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 1 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2 Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without […]
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) GATT was a series of multi-lateral treaties — and an organization of the same name — designed to regulate trade between the member nations. Definition of General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, […]
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) GATT was a series of multi-lateral treaties — and an organization of the same name — designed to regulate trade between the member nations. Definition of General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, […]