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Architecture of the Global System of Governance of Trade and Sustainable Development


9-10 December 2002, Berlin



Programme

 

9 December 2002

 

9.00 Introductory session

 

Welcome and introduction
R. Andreas Kraemer and Richard G. Tarasofsky, Ecologic

 

Links between global governance and the provision of global public goods
Sophie Thoyer, Ecole Nationale Supérieur Agronomique de Montpellier

 

The architecture of the global system of governance, global public goods and human rights - the case of food security and international trade
Francois Lerin, Institut Agronomique Mediterranéen

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9.30

Strengthening the way the international sustainable development regime addresses trade policy

Chair: Richard Tarasofsky, Ecologic

 

Re-establishing the effectiveness of environmental regimes vis-a-vis trade: architecture, procedures, and sources of legitimacy
Laurence Tubiana, Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations internationales

 

North-South Perspectives on the trade and sustainable development debate: Implications for global governance
Frank Biermann, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

 

The role of multilateral environmental agreements in strengthening international environmental policy relating to trade
Juan Carlos Vasquez, Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

 

Recent developments in international environmental governance relating to international trade: looking forward from the WSSD
Johannah Bernstein, Stockholm Environment Institute

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11.30


The WTO as an international institution that supports sustainable development
Chair: Laurence Tubiana, IDDRI

 

Defining the boundaries of WTO action on sustainable development
Scott Vaughan, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 

Improving the procedures in the WTO to take account of sustainable development: lessons from MEAs
Konrad von Moltke, Dartmouth College

 

The role of public international law in the WTO
Joost Pauwelyn, Duke University

 

WTO dispute settlement and sustainable development
Beatrice Chaytor, Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development

13.00

Lunch Break

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14.00


Improving the interaction between the international sustainable development regime and the World Trade Organization

Chair: Dr. Ulf Jaeckel, German Federal Environment Ministry

 

European perspectives on ensuring effective interaction
between the international trade and sustainable development regimes

Rupert Schlegelmilch, European Commission

 

Clarifying and improving the relationship between WTO and Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Robert Howse, University of Michigan

 

Resolving conflicts in public international law between trade and sustainable development
Ludivine Tamiotti, WTO – Trade and Environment Division

 

Political constraints in resolving international disputes
on trade and sustainable development

Ingmar von Homeyer, Ecologic

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16.30


The potential of non-state actors to influence international institutions on trade and sustainable development
Chair: Richard Tarasofsky, Ecologic

 

Structuring the public-private dimension in international trade and sustainable development governance
Matthias Buck, University of Hamburg

 

Improving NGO participation in international policy making relating to trade and sustainable development
Sebastian Oberthür, Ecologic

 

The contribution of non-state actors in ensuring complementarity between trade and sustainable development
Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development

18.00

End of day 1

19.30

Evening programme: Guided Tour of Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag

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10 December 2002

 

9.00

Leveraging contributions of non-state actors in support of the global system of governance of trade and sustainable development
Chair: Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development

 

The Forest Stewardship Council and the international legal and policy regime
Steve Bass, International Institute for Environment and Development

 

Corporate actors and environment and trade governance: challenging alliances and norms setting processes
Isabelle Biagiotti, Solagral

 

Public Private Partnerships relating to trade and sustainable development
Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Heinrich Boell Foundation

 

The role of Global Public Policy Networks in supporting global institutions: implications for trade and sustainable development

Charlotte Streck, World Bank

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11.00

 

Parallel Working Groups

 

Working Group I: Improving the formal Architecture on trade and sustainable development
Facilitated by Konrad von Moltke, Dartmouth College

 

Working Group II: Leveraging the contributions of non-State actors in support of the global governance of trade and sustainable development
Facilitated by Matthias Buck, University of Hamburg

13.00

Lunch Break


14.00

 

Parallel Working Groups (continued)


15.30


Reports of the Working Groups and Conlusions

16.30

End of Workshop

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This Workshop is part of the international research project "Trade, Societies and Sustainable Development" - SUSTRA, financed by the 5th Framework Programme of the European Commission - DG Research. Supported by the U.S.-Embassy Berlin.

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