ISDS Case Map
bilateralism & multilateralism
how bilateral, multilateral, regional, unilateral and plurilateral approaches relate (e.g. FTAs vis-à-vis WTO)
Negotiated on the sidelines of the US-Korea FTA, in March 2007.
Luigi Palombi discusses TRIPS,
post-TRIPS bilateralism and patents in the context of biological resources and traditional knowledge and seeks to
provide a solution to the present intellectual property deadlock between the developed and developing worlds.
A panel of government and non-governmental experts on intellectual property and biodiversity issues last week stressed the high impact that leading economies' bilateral free trade negotiations are having on multilateral policymaking in Geneva.
Bangladesh is eying a free trade agreement (FTA) with its biggest trading partner China. As the country has achieved a little from many multilateral and regional deals, the government plans to improve its two-way trade with major trading partners, sources said.
State of play with New Zealand's trade negotiations
The European Union Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson, said the EU would not engage in an alternative strategy concerning African, Caribbean and Pacific trade relations with Europe at the World Trade Organisation, stressing that there is definitely "no Plan B" for EU trade relations with the ACP. New Era spoke to trade analyst, Wallie Roux, wherein he responds in his personal capacity to Mandelson's assertions.
Vietnam, Singapore, Peru and South Korea are just some of the countries Canada is discussing various trade deals with, despite saying the WTO talks are its priority.
Though preferential trade agreements (PTAs) may offer transitory gains in terms of market access and higher foreign direct investment, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has cautioned developing countries to be careful before entering into such deals.
The US government is working to deny South Koreans the right to local food and to undermine their domestic food safety laws through the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Korea should continue to reject the occasional box of beef -- the containers of boneless meat that accidentally contain bones or spinal material -- and let the rest go through. Their buying public can make the decision about the quality of the product. At the same time, American beef packers should continue to work on their quality control procedures and get it right before the KORUS FTA is finalized.
