Tag: safety
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Tort and Product Liability
Tort and Product Liability: Summary In this entry, Tort and Product Liability covers: Elements of a Tort Unintentional Torts (Negligence) Special and Limited Duties Joint and Several Liability Defenses Punitive Damages Contingency Fee System Product Liability Mass Torts
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Worker Safety
Worker Safety History Friedrich Engels, in his classic book “The Condition of the Working Class in England” argued the following: [1] “When one individual inflicts bodily injury upon another, such injury that death results, we call that deed manslaughter; when the assailant knew in advance that the injury would be fatal, we call this deed…
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Agricultural Products
Agricultural products and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Agricultural products provided by the European Union Commission: In the WTO agriculture negotiations, the product coverage is defined in Annex 1 of the Agreement. The definition covers not only basic agricultural […]
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Tort Liability
Tort Liability Dimensions of Tort Liability There is a clear moral basis for recovery through the legal system where the defendant has been careless (negligent) or has intentionally caused harm. Using the concepts that we are free and autonomous beings with basic rights, we can see that when others interfere with either our freedom or…
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Encryption Products
In the United States For information about Encryption products in the context of international trade, click here
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Sensitive Products
Sensitive Products and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Sensitive Products: Goods produced by a domestic industry employing large numbers of workers, for which the costs of […]
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Tropical Products
Tropical Products and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Tropical Products: Agricultural and other products of export interest to countries in tropical regions of Latin […]
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International Dairy Products Council
International Dairy Products Council in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of International Dairy Products Council: A group established within the GATT framework to oversee the International Dairy […]
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Natural Resource-Based Products
Natural Resource-Based Products and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Natural Resource-Based Products: Designation for one of the negotiating groups in the Uruguay Round that […]
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Intermediate Products
Goods that constitute inputs to the manufacture of other goods; for example, flour is an intermediate product in the manufacture of bread. The oven in which the bread was baked is not an intermediate product, however; instead, it is a capital good. Capital goods, such as buildings and equipment, us…
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Compensating Products
Locally obtained products used by a manufacturer to replace or augment imported products in the manufacture of a finished product intended for export….
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Automotive Products Trade Act
An act of Congress (of 1965) that implemented the U. S.-Canadian Auto Agreement, creating a free trade area permitting duty-free movement between the two countries for automobiles and parts used as original equipment. The agreement does not cover replacement parts….
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United States—Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products
United States-Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products World Trade Organization, Appellate Body, 1998. Appellate Body Report WT/DS58/AB/R.[1] I. Introduction: Statement of the Appeal This is an appeal by the United States from certain issues of law and legal interpretations in the Panel Report, United States-Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products. .…