Tag: Dispute settlement
When is a levy not a tax? A guideline from Namibia
11 Jul 19 BlogIn the electronic communications industry the stakes are high. It is a lucrative world, complex and indispensable. If unregulated, things could easily get out of hand. Since it kno...
Dispute Settlement in the African Continental Free Trade Area
11 Jul 19 BlogWhen national Parliaments received reports from the Executive about the outcomes of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations and why this Agreement should be r...
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27 Jun 19 NewsThe African Group at the WTO has circulated a statement on the Appellate Body impasse:
An extract: “In the last year, we note with alarming concern the systemic risks facing the...
Appellate Body impasse: Communication from the African Group to the WTO General Council
27 Jun 19 News1. Context
The dispute settlement system is recognized in Article 3.2 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) as a central element ...
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23 May 19 NewsSmall African economies in a more uncertain global trade environment: the potential impact of post-AGOA scenarios for Lesotho (World Bank)
This paper provides a forward-look...
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21 May 19 NewsNigeria’s funding of the AU: FEC approves implementation of new import levy (Daily Post)
The Federal Executive Council, yesterday, approved the rate of 0.2% as the new imp...
How can the AfCFTA Investment Protocol advance the realisation of the AfCFTA objectives?
17 May 19 BlogThe AfCFTA Agreement will include a protocol on investment – to be negotiated in phase II. Meanwhile, the technical issues on investment are under consideration, and the draft le...
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25 Apr 19 NewsAfrican trade policy events taking place today:
In Maseru: SACU Council of Ministers meeting
In Arusha: EABC-UNECA workshop on the role of the private sector in the AfCFTA
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The South African Constitutional Court annuls decision on SADC Tribunal: What are the Implications?
04 Mar 19 PublicationsIn December 2018, the South African Constitutional Court ruled that the participation of the South African President in the decision to abolish the Southern African Development Com...
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01 Mar 19 NewsFeatured tweet, infographic, @fadyhocheimy: So I sent DHL from Gambia to Senegal and this is how it traveled to get there. There is a direct 25 min flight almost daily between Gamb...
Investor-state dispute settlement in Africa and the AfCFTA Investment Protocol
11 Dec 18 BlogAfrican countries have frequently appeared as respondents before international arbitration tribunals for violating their investment treaty obligations, mostly provisions on expropr...
WTO reform: EU proposes way forward on the functioning of the Appellate Body
26 Nov 18 NewsToday, the European Union (EU) together with other members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) – Australia, Canada, China, Iceland, India, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, S...
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21 Nov 18 NewsThe WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body meets today: selected updates
India asks WTO to set up panel against US for imposing higher duties on steel, aluminium. China, the EU, Mexi...
Assuring Continuation of Effective WTO Dispute Settlement
18 Nov 18 BlogUntil the past few years, for many there was widespread complacency over the existence and state of the liberal world trading system. If progress was needed that could not be achie...
The Settlement of Trade Disputes: Where do we stand and what can be done?
18 Nov 18 BlogThe crisis in the dispute settlement arrangement of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has a paralysing effect on the multilateral trade system. While the workload of the Dispute S...
National interests delay EAC Customs Union, even as technology kicks in
09 Oct 18 NewsFourteen years since East Africa’s Customs Union became operational, the East African Community (EAC) has thrice postponed the date of its full implementation.
The region was ex...
South African Poultry Association files an Application for setting aside AGOA
01 Oct 18 BlogHow do private parties involved in intra-African trade protect their rights and interests which may flow from the application of trade agreements? They do not, as a rule, enjoy sta...
The Crisis in WTO Dispute Settlement
01 Oct 18 BlogThe effective functioning of the dispute settlement system of the WTO is essential for rules-based multilateral trade. It provides certainty and predictability and prevents power-b...
The Dispute Settlement Mechanism under the African Continental Free Trade Area
01 Oct 18 BlogAfrican Governments do not litigate against each other in trade matters. Will it be different under the African Continental Free Trade Area? We do not know. What we do know is that...
Dispute settlement in the East African Community (EAC)
01 Oct 18 BlogThe EAC is a regional intergovernmental organisation of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The EAC, among other things, aims to widen and deepen cooperation...