Legal Analysis of the Import Ban on GMO under the SPS Agreement: The Case of Peru and Mexico: Part I
This research is divided in two papers. The first paper explains how Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) have brought enormous advantages to farmers, as products can be more resistance to pests and droughts. Some countries have raised concerns…
This paper argues that CARICOM’s just transition must be explicitly trade-aware, multi-sectoral, and equity-driven. Drawing on global just transition literature, national strategies, and sectoral analysis, it identifies six guiding principles…
This policy brief examines the current state of trade relations between Canada and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), identifying key trends, persistent challenges and emerging opportunities in an evolving global landscape. Despite longstanding…
Positive strides have been made by international institutions and states in reaf rming the need for
women’s empowerment and gender equality. In the eld of international trade law, there has been a wave
of multilateral as well as regional and…
In 2019, the European Union launched the European Green Deal; a project to make the EU a climate-neutral area. As part of this project the EU, in 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union approved the Regulation (EU) 2023/…
In this chapter, the authors build on the conceptual understanding of the intersection between trade policies and women in developing economies by first clarifying the key points of discussion on whether trade policies help or harm women's interests…
The impact of trade agreements is not gender neutral, as women and men play different roles and enjoy different opportunities in society, markets and the economy. In order to minimize the unintended discriminatory impact of these agreements on women…
This Report covers the second phase of stakeholder engagement sessions in Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis during 10th March to 21st March 2025. Earlier sessions were convened in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Jamaica…
This report offers a glimpse into the region’s path to MEPC 83—and a look ahead at what comes next. It traces the development of the 2023 IMO Strategy on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships, with particular focus on how Caribbean…
The purpose of this chapter is threefold: providing an overview and analysis of gender provisions in preferential trade agreements (PTAs), assessing what gender issues are not covered and why, and showing how PTAs can be used as a policymaking tool…