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GATT/WTO and MEAs: Resolving the competing paradigm
Abdul Haseeb AnsariAlthough free trade law and environmental law especially contained in multi lateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are more or less compatible, however, some twenty MEAs might…
Iraq’s accession to the WTO: Commitments and implications
Bashar Hikmet MalkawiIraq has kicked off the procedures to accede to the WTO through the organization’s full working party accession process. In its accession, Iraq is expected to agree to an arduous…
Need for FLCs in India with respect to honouring the GATS
Krishnendu Sen, Ritankar SahuSince India became a signatory to the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it has been increasingly involved in multilateral negotiations for opening up its borders to…
An east‐west contrast of foreign direct investment on small business development
David Floyd, Sandhla SummanForeign investment continues to play a greater role in business activity across the globe. It is therefore important to assess the main trends and reasons behind this increased…
Foreign direct investment in India with special focus on retail trade
Tanay Kumar Nandi, Ritankar SahuIt is to be noted that there is prevalent widespread opposition, specially by the left parties towards FDI in retail trade in India. May be in the early 1990s employing safeguards…
Buying properties in Malaysia? Highlight on laws, policies and their implication on foreign land ownership
Nor Asiah MohamadThe laws and policies pertaining to foreign land ownership in Malaysia have seen tremendous changes for the past two decades. The reasons may be linked to economic, political and…
Globalization and China’s pathway in quest for a new identity
Wei DanIn the context of globalization, the concept of national identity becomes much richer and the governments’ policy‐makings have been largely monitored by the markets. If some…
How to cope with the globalization recommendations for the EU novel members
Amos AvnyGlobalization, as the new way of division of labour, influences the world market and the economy of many countries. During the last decade, they changed (increased) the employment…
Business and human rights: A critical assessment of the notion of CSR and measurement
Diego Quiroz‐Onate, Mhairi AitkenCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is talked about a great deal in contemporary academic as well as corporate and commercial circles. This paper argues that despite, or perhaps…
Democracy and human rights: Reappraising the rhetoric of “interdependence and mutual reinforcement”
Ubong E. EffehThe relationship between democracy and civil and political rights is often assumed to be self‐evident. What is often less obvious is that between democracy and economic and social…
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