Clinic: Universidad de Los Andes, Spring 2019 Beneficiary: Velino Gourmet Description Read the full report here The economic globalization has facilitated commercial and economic integration, and has shortened geographic distances between countries. A couple of years ago, Colombian producers did not consider the possibility of exporting their products due to the large associated logistic costs and the complexity of reaching international markets. Today, exporting has become e

Clinic: Queen's/UOttawa, Spring 2018 Beneficiary: Global Affairs Canada Executive Summary To read the full project, click here. The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market is in flux and, despite its position as the world’s fourth largest producer of natural gas, Canada is failing to gain a foothold in the market. Although the global LNG market grew thirty percent in 2017, a number of major Canadian LNG projects were cancelled in the same year. In recent years, demand for C

A customized report in Spanish for the COOMERSA, a cooperative of raw sugar producers based in Salamina, Caldas, Colombia. At the request of COOMERSA, the report indulges in a detailed analysis of its business structure, operation, marketing methods and its compliance with the Colombian domestic regulation. The due diligence report also includes an assessment of the Colombian export regime and the international standards applicable to COOMERSA in order to devise an effective

This memorandum is a redacted version of a confidential research paper on export restriction negotiations under the auspices of World Trade Organization (WTO). The complete version of this paper has two components: the first is a sketch of the existing legal framework and negotiation proposals on export restriction; the second is the provision of negotiation proposals. Due to confidentiality considerations, only the first component of analysis is publicly available and presen

Clinic: Graduate Institute, Spring 2010 Beneficiary: Mexican Mission to the WTO Summary Full report available here This memorandum analyzes the coverage of export taxes in the GATT and WTO regime. While export taxes are not directly regulated under WTO law, they could potentially be challenged under several provisions. GATT Article II:1(b) enables a contracting party to challenge an export tax only if another member has made binding commitments in its schedule of concessions

Clinic: Graduate Institute, 2012 Memorandum submitted by Han-wei Liu, Pacyinz Lyfoung, John Maughan. Executive Summary Read the full report here This Memorandum was prepared on a pro bono basis by students of the Trade & Investment Law Clinic at the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. It responds to a request by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) to investigate China’s rare earths export quot