This sounds like a big deal to me, but it has been a while since my one EC law course, so perhaps this ruling by the European Court of Justice is not as important as it seems: it is not contrary to Community law for Article 33 of the TRIPs

As Bryan mentioned here, Canada's complaint about Belgian and Dutch bans on seal products is now official.  The consultations request is here. It might be better for the system if the complaint did not go forward, but if it does there could be some very interesting issues explored.

The Public Law Review, one of the student-edited journals at Saint Louis University Law School, is organizing a symposium in Spring 2008 on regional trade agreements and their social, political, and environmental  implications.  The title is:  The Changing Tide of Trade: Social, Political, and Environmental Implications of Regional Trade

Reports are that Canada has filed a complaint against the EU over the Dutch and Belgian bans on seal products (which currently or soon will outlaw the manufacture and commercialization of all products containing seal) and perhaps the Italian and Luxembourg regulations which refuse to grant import licenses to seal

Past blog discussions on trade measures designed to promote environmental protection have focused on proposals by Joseph Stiglitz and various EU officials (see here, here, here and here).  Now it seems that the U.S. is getting into the act. Retaliatory steps that comply with world trade rules could be

One of the earliest topics on this blog was the Dubai Ports controversy (see here, here and here).  Now another Dubai company's purchase of U.S. assets is in the news: "Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. struck a complex deal to sell a 20 percent stake to the

Call for Submissions   The Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs commenced publication in 1981 under the auspices of the Chinese (Taiwan) Society of International Law. The Yearbook publishes on multi-disciplinary topics with a focus on international and comparative law issues regarding Taiwan, Mainland China and cross-strait

For those who are interested, here is China's WTO consultations request related to U.S. AD/CVDs on coated paper: http://www.worldtradelaw.net/cr/ds368-1(cr).pdf Also of interest is Korea's notification of an other appeal in the Japan - DRAMS CVDs case.  A