Friday, July 31, 2009

Symposium: WTO Litigation: Issues and Reforms

The Sydney Centre for International Law will host a symposium on "WTO Litigation: Issues and Reforms," August 14, 2009. The program is available here. Here's the idea:

Litigation in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) affects issues of paramount importance to Australia, and its trade relations.

To further scholarship and understanding in relation to this emerging system of law, this symposium will consider various issues arising in WTO dispute settlement including treaty interpretation; burden of proof; standard of review; retaliation procedures; and the WTO negotiations reviewing the WTO Understanding on Dispute Settlement.