At first glance, funding climate action through soil carbon credits instead of taxpayer dollars may seem like a win-win ...

Seven years after the conclusion of the Uruguay Round, it appears appropriate to consider possible improvements in the functioning of the WTO system.

Fresh fears over the safety of genetically modified foods surfaced faced yesterday after new research revealed that food allergies relating to soya increased by 50 percent last year. A study by Europe ...

Today the movement against corporate-driven globalization is at a decisive juncture. There are different proposals on how to move forward. Oftentimes, clarification of the demands of the moment are ...

WASHINGTON (CP) -- Free trade in North America has resulted in sharp gains for the rich at the expense of the average Canadian worker, says a report from the U.S. Economic Policy Institute released ...

This note is intended to assist in the preparation of offers, requests and national schedules of specific commitments. Its objective is to explain, in a concise manner, how specific commitments should ...

The author presents an argument that two distinct biologies are being created from the original Atlantic salmon: wild (Salmo salar) and domesticated (Salmo domesticus). The author explains why escaped ...

NAFTA would lead people throughout the continent to compete with each other to accept low wages and poisonous environments. NAFTA would set up panels which could overturn local and national laws. The ...

Under federal antitrust law, only direct purchasers or direct sellers (direct parties) have the right to a remedy for antitrust harm. However, 14 states and the District of Columbia have passed ...

With the prospects for a new farm bill uncertain, Washington grain growers are bolstering lobbying efforts for a large federal subsidy program. "I know a lot of people, who, if they wouldn't have got ...

The first Genetically Modified (GM) crops were introduced onto the market in the mid-nineties. Since then, quick but uneven developments have occurred from one continent or group of countries to ...

Is it a dictatorial tool of the rich and powerful? Does it destroy jobs? Does it ignore the concerns of health, the environment and development? Emphatically no. Criticisms of the WTO are often based ...