Tag: Dispute settlement
South Africa, U.S. chicken producers to meet over trade dispute
08 Apr 15 NewsSouth African and U.S. poultry producers will meet this week in an effort to reach an agreement over American chicken exports.
The countries have been at loggerheads on whether So...
Optimising the dispute resolution process for trade remedies in the EAC
01 Apr 15 DiscussionWilliam Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses trade remedies and dispute settlement issues in the East African Community (EAC)
Anti-dumping measures, countervailing duties, and saf...
South Africa citrus growers skirt Spain over disease dispute
31 Mar 15 NewsSouth Africa, the world’s biggest orange exporter after Spain and Egypt, will avoid citrus shipments through Spanish ports to avert a possible ban after authorities there refused...
UNCTAD releases review of trends in investment agreements and investor-State dispute settlement
20 Feb 15 NewsThis UNCTAD IIA Issues Note reviews recent trends in international investment agreements (IIAs) as well as investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases, providing up-to-date stat...
This Dispute is about more than black spots on Oranges
29 Oct 14 Discussionby Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate
The South African Minister of Trade has announced his intention to declare a formal dispute with the EU, under the Dispute Settlement Understa...
Special courts expected in East Africa to arbitrate commercial disputes
01 Oct 14 News
Officials and legal experts attending a regional conference on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Nairobi said independent courts with trained manpower are required to arbit...
India remains undisputed global leader in offshoring services. Even increasing the lead further!
24 Sep 14 News
While India still struggles with her own basic IT infrastructure including (but not limited to) lackluster internet connectivity or power issues, in one area Indians have consist...
South African citrus growers seek panel on EU black-spot dispute
29 Aug 14 NewsCitrus growers in South Africa, the world’s biggest orange exporter, asked the government to set up an independent panel to help resolve a dispute with the European Union over th...
EU welcomes new UN Convention on transparency for investor-state dispute settlement
16 Jul 14 NewsThe European Union welcomes the agreement reached on 9 July 2014 on a new United Nations convention to strengthen transparency in investor-state disputes.
The Convention on Transp...
Trade Remedies and Dispute Settlement under the TDCA: South African Anti-dumping Duties on Chicken Imported from the EU
02 Jul 14 DiscussionGerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the international legal framework governing South African trade remedy investigations with respect to imports from the EU
South Africa...
2014 SADC Summit – tralac submissions
17 Jun 14 PublicationsAs the region prepares for the 2014 SADC Summit to be held in August, tralac takes note of two articles from the SADC Treaty:
Article 23 of the Treaty states that SADC “shall ...
Dispute Settlement Workshop, 26 May 2014
19 May 14 EventThe Trade Law Centre (tralac) hosted a small workshop on dispute settlement, focusing specifically on trade-related disputes, on 26 May 2014 in Cape Town. The aim was to consi...
Appeals announced by China in rare earths dispute and by US in products from China dispute
23 Apr 14 NewsChina announced to the WTO Secretariat on 17 April 2014 its decision to appeal certain issues of law and legal interpretation in the panel report in the case “China –...
tralac Annual Conference 2014
21 Apr 14 Eventtralac hosted its 2014 Annual Conference, a multi-stakeholder forum for trade-related developments for eastern and southern Africa, at The Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town, South ...
UNCTAD issues annual update on investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases – Message from Mr. James Zhan
15 Apr 14 NewsIt is my pleasure to share with you UNCTAD’s IIA Issues Note on the latest developments in investor-State dispute settlement. ISDS continues to be in the spotlight thanks to...
US claims victory in trade dispute with China
27 Mar 14 NewsThe World Trade Organization ruled Wednesday that China has violated international trade rules with its restrictions on the export of 17 “rare earths” and two other minerals th...
Polytol Paints v Mauritius: Evidence of the existence and direct effect of community law in COMESA?
29 Jan 14 PublicationsIn a landmark case involving Polytol Paints and Mauritius, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Court of Justice First Instance Division made a ruling that su...
The Tripartite Free Trade Area Dispute Settlement Mechanism – A need for further analysis
03 Jul 13 DiscussionKahaki Jere, tralac intern, discusses the proposed Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Dispute Settlement Mechanism and the need for clarification of technical issues
As negotiation...
The underutilisation of regional Courts in settlement of disputes between States in COMESA, EAC and SADC
30 May 13 DiscussionKahaki Jere, tralac intern, discusses whether the underutilisation of regional Courts in dispute settlement in COMESA, EAC and SADC is a sign of lack of awareness of the role of re...
The role of national courts in ensuring COMESA Member States’ compliance with regional integration obligations
22 May 13 DiscussionKahaki Jere, tralac intern, discusses the first case brought by a legal person against a COMESA member state with regard to its Treaty obligations in the area of trade liberalisati...