Why have a World Trade Organization?
Focussing on the Welfare Effects of the Law of the WTO
was held on
Wednesday, 25th February 2004
National Wine Centre of Australia - Adelaide
A symposium for legal and economic scholars and practitioners
hosted by:
Papers presented at the Symposium
| OPENING |
| Andrew Stoler
Executive Director, Institute for International Business, Economics and Law |
| WELCOME |
| Don Rothwell
Director, Sydney Centre for International and Global Law |
| ACCOMMODATING ‘NON-ECONOMIC’ OBJECTIVES IN WTO RULES |
Brett Williams
Faculty of Law, University of Sydney
TOPIC: Bhagwati’s Theory of Distortions and Welfare as the Backbone of the
WTO
Jan McDonald
Faculty of Law, Griffith University
TOPIC: Non-Economic Factors in the Agreement
on Technical Barriers to Trade: Social and Environmental Policy, Harmonization,
and Regulatory Sovereignty
Donald MacLaren
Department of Economics, University of Melbourne
TOPIC: The Role of the WTO in Achieving
Equity and Efficiency in International Markets for Agricultural Products
DISCUSSION |
| SPS, FOOD SAFETY AND GMOs |
Gordon Anderson
Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington
TOPIC: The SPS Agreement: Maintaining
a Balance Between Protection and Protectionism
Kym Anderson & Lee
Ann Jackson
Centre for International Economic Studies, University of Adelaide
TOPIC: Comparison of the Welfare
Effects of Different Regulatory Regimes for GMOs
David Morgan
On leave from Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
& Gavin Goh
WTO Law Adviser
TOPIC: W(h)ither the Market for
GM Products? An Analysis of the EU’s Labelling and Traceability Regulation
DISCUSSION |
| ACHIEVING CONTESTABILITY AND THE SUBJECT MATTER OF WTO TREATIES |
Peter Lloyd
Economics Department, University of Melbourne
TOPIC: Investment and Competition: A New Architecture for the WTO?
Christopher Findlay
Australian National University
& David Round
University of South Australia
TOPIC: The ‘Three Pillars of Stagnation’: The WTO and Air Transport
Reform
Mark Williams
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
TOPIC: Potential WTO Competition Rules: Can Developing Countries Comply?
DISCUSSION |
| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: TRADEMARKS, GIs AND PATENTS |
Megan Richardson
Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne
TOPIC: Trademarks and Language: Some Welfare Aspects of Trademark Protection
Leanne Stewart
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation
& Vicki Waye
Faculty of Law, University of Adelaide
TOPIC: The Regulation of Geographical Indications
Adrian White
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
TOPIC: The Doha Declaration on Public Health – Demystifying IP
DISCUSSION |
Photo Gallery
Speakers
(Left to Right)
Associate Professor Donald MacLaren; Dr Luke Nottage; Mr Adrian White;
Associate Professor Donald Rothwell (back); Mr Mark Williams; Mr Graeme Thomson (back - Panellist member); Associate Professor Megan Richardson;
Mr Gordon Anderson (back);
Ms Vicki Waye; Professor Christopher Findlay (back); Dr Brett Williams; Mr David Morgan (back);
Professor Jan McDonald; Mr Andrew Stoler |
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(Left to Right)
Professor Kym Anderson (speaker and Panellist member);
Professor Peter Lloyd (speaker);Ms Marie Gutsche (Program Coordinator - IIBE&L); Dr Brett Williams
(Associate of the Sydney Centre for International and Global Law); Mr Andrew Stoler (Executive Director, Institute for International Business, Economics
and Law)
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Pre Conference Dinner Speaker
Mr Patrick Low
Director of Economic Research at the World Trade Organization |
Enquiries to:
Marie Gutsche
Institute for International Business, Economics and Law
The University of Adelaide
Phone: (08) 8303 6944
Fax: (08) 8303 6948
Email: marie.gutsche@adelaide.edu.au
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