Trade Law

Indonesia challenges EU over duties at WTO – Reuters

The U.S. law, which was intended to stop children smoking, was found to be discriminatory because it did not also target menthol cigarettes. Indonesia has not been on the receiving end of trade litigation since 1996, the year after the … Continue reading

Ethanol Lobby Expects Opponents to Ask EPA to Suspend Law – Bloomberg

The Renewable Fuels Association, the largest U.S. ethanol trade group, said it expects livestock and poultry industry supporters to ask the Obama administration to suspend the nation’s ethanol requirement as early as today. The groups may ask …

Analysis: Critics assail 1980s-era hacking law as out of step – YAHOO!

But she let trade-secrets charges against him stand … authorized access to the computer ends under the law. Citrin’s lawyers, Ronald Marmer and John Koch, of Jenner & Block in Chicago, had no comment. Citrin is now CEO of Cargo … Continue reading

Revised draft raises hopes for arms trade treaty – NBCNews.com

The estimated $60 billion international arms trade is unregulated, though countries including … Supporters of a treaty say it will not affect law-abiding individual gun owners, but would close loopholes that allow arms dealers to evade the …

Africa: Battle for an Arms Trade Treaty Continues As Governments Opt to Delay Final Deal – AllAfrica.com

Throughout the month there was majority support for the Arms Trade Treaty to cover all conventional arms including ammunition, and to be based around tough rules on international human rights and humanitarian law. In the final hours of negotiations …

East Asia: Flourishing Illegal Trade in ‘Captive Bred’ Exotic Birds – Global Voices Online.org

Although the above three countries listed have domestic regulations to stop illegal trade of wild birds, enforcement of the law is not effective. So what has gone wrong in these countries? Singapore: Stringent laws not stopping wild bird trade …

An Arms Trade Treaty: as urgently needed as ever – MKKK

“An effective Arms Trade Treaty that protects civilians from the devastating … The absence of strict controls also makes it easier to commit violations of humanitarian law and threatens the provision of humanitarian assistance.

Worker and trade union rights in BN-ruled Malaysia (Part 1) – Aliran

The law now provides that after that decision is made … despite repeated calls being made by the Malaysian Trade Union Congress(MTUC) and workers for several decades. Even after August 2010, when the government’s own Human Resources Ministry …

UN fails to reach deal on global arms trade treaty, as US asks for more time – FOX News

the law passed by Congress prevails. Legal scholars say this has been well established.   The U.N. General Assembly voted in December 2006 to work toward a treaty regulating the growing arms trade, with the U.S. casting a “no” vote.

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty Fails On U.S. Opposition After False NRA Gun Rights Threat – Huffington Post

Both ignore the legal principle that says no treaty can override the Constitution or U.S. laws. The Associated Press fact-checked … “Basically, what they’re saying is that the arms trade treaty will have some impact on domestic, Second …