International Trade
International Trade Research GroupA key framework for analysis used in this research is the use a comparative approach, identifying what are the written policies and rules as opposed to what are the normative practices in the resolution of any given kind of dispute. How close are the normative practices in relation to the stated rules? Answers to this question will vary, not only between the international trade and human rights arenas but also within each of their own different practice issues and across the different countries. The International Trade Research Group will specifically study and analyse the areas of (a) Transparency, (b) Subsidies, (c) (Anti)-dumping, (d) National Treatment, and (e) Intellectual Property (IP). Clearly, these issues are in many ways intricately linked so a closer study of each of them in their own rights will hopefully yield an even deeper understanding of how they are tied to one another. The table below lists some of the norms and practice topics that we will study.
Practice Area
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Transparency
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Subsidies
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(Anti)-dumping
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National Treatment
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Intellectual Property
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(Selected) Normative Issues
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The International Trade Research Group is chaired by Ljljiana Biukovic
and comprises of these lead researchers: Pitman Potter, Jim Nafziger, Robert
Paterson, Sarah Biddulph, and Yasunobu Sato.