LAW - 829 Trade and the Environment

(2-3 hrs.)

This course explores the legal issues arising from the interplay between international trade law and domestic and international environmental law. Topics include the trade-related limits on environmental regulations, the use of trade measures to enforce environmental standards under both international and domestic law, limits on environmental subsidies, and a review of trade-and-environment case law under the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The course may also explore environment-related decisions in international investment agreements. When taught for two (2) credits in the summer, the course will focus on regional trade issues in the Americas, including NAFTA.