Dialogue on Handling Concerns Relating to Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)

March 12, 2015, Genève

Organized by ICTSD, WTO and ACWL


Jim de Melo, Senior Fellow and Special Advisor at the Ferdi, has participated at the dialogue. He has presented the role of economists in trade disputes.

Read his presentation Programme : 9:15 - 09:30 Welcome remarks Mr. Harsha V. Singh, ICTSD; Mr. Aik Hoe Lim, WTO; Mr. Niall Meagher, ACWL; Mr. Juha Niemi, Finland   09:30 - 10:55 From Trade Concerns to Trade Disputes: Pre-litigation Assessment Moderator: Mr. Harsha V. Singh, ICTSD. Presenters: Mr. Niall Meagher, ACWL; Mr. Simon Schropp, Sidley Austin LLP; Ms. Leticia Ramírez, Mexico.   11:10-12:30 From Dispute to Settlement: Litigation Management Moderator: Mr. Niall Meagher; ACWL. Presenters: Mr. Gustavo H. Méndez, Argentina; Professor Donald Broom, Cambridge University; Professor Jaime de Melo, University of Geneva.   More information on the web site of the  ICTSD : http://www.ictsd.org/        


Programme

 9:15 - 09:30 Welcome remarks
Mr. Harsha V. Singh, ICTSD; Mr. Aik Hoe Lim, WTO; Mr. Niall Meagher, ACWL; Mr. Juha Niemi, Finland   

09:30 - 10:55 From Trade Concerns to Trade Disputes: Pre-litigation Assessment
Moderator: Mr. Harsha V. Singh, ICTSD. Presenters: Mr. Niall Meagher, ACWL; Mr. Simon Schropp, Sidley Austin LLP; Ms. Leticia Ramírez, Mexico.   

11:10-12:30 From Dispute to Settlement: Litigation Management 
Moderator: Mr. Niall Meagher; ACWL. Presenters: Mr. Gustavo H. Méndez, Argentina; Professor Donald Broom, Cambridge University; Professor Jaime de Melo, University of Geneva.