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Indeed, the proliferation of bilateral agreements, with their own mechanisms for resolving differences, will inevitably weaken the WTO’s dispute-settlement mechanism, further undermining multilateralism.
Almost nothing became too dear in this quest: technology transfers, upgraded relations, association agreements, and even, reportedly, the prospect of joining the EU.
Moreover, the handful of free-trade
agreements
signed with individual countries, or groups of countries, are lopsided and overwhelmingly favor US interests.
The Secret Corporate TakeoverNEW YORK – The United States and the world are engaged in a great debate about new trade
agreements.
Such pacts used to be called “free-trade agreements”; in fact, they were managed trade agreements, tailored to corporate interests, largely in the US and the European Union.
These
agreements
go well beyond trade, governing investment and intellectual property as well, imposing fundamental changes to countries’ legal, judicial, and regulatory frameworks, without input or accountability through democratic institutions.
Perhaps the most invidious – and most dishonest – part of such
agreements
concerns investor protection.
All of this is being set aside, as the new
agreements
call for private, non-transparent, and very expensive arbitration.
That is why I joined leading US legal experts, including from Harvard, Yale, and Berkeley, in writing a letter to congressional leaders explaining how damaging to our system of justice these
agreements
are.
American supporters of such
agreements
point out that the US has been sued only a few times so far, and has not lost a case.
Corporations, however, are just learning how to use these
agreements
to their advantage.
The question is whether we should allow rich corporations to use provisions hidden in so-called trade
agreements
to dictate how we will live in the twenty-first century.
When firms or individuals contract with each other,
agreements
will be enforced (coercively, if necessary) by governments, and disputes will be settled by impartial judges.
Pacta sunt servanda –
agreements
must be honored.
There is so far no evidence, they argue, that Kim is different from his father (and grandfather, Kim Il-sung), when it comes to adhering to international
agreements.
Merely to insist, as some legal purists want, on the sanctity of existing agreements, is not enough; if they were adequate for past international requirements, this does not mean they are viable in a time when non-state actors are muscling into an arena hitherto monopolized by states.
International
agreements
and international law are so essential for coexistence on this crowded globe that not even the most powerful nation can do without them.
Even in politics it is foolish to oppose logic, and the simple logic of international
agreements
is that if one party does not honor them, neither will others.
Indeed, our research shows that when mutual-recognition
agreements
include restrictive rules of origin, intra-regional trade increases – at the expense of trade with other countries – and that developing countries tend to suffer most.
In fact, excessively constraining rules of origin have proved problematic for some of the EU’s previous recognition agreements, such as those governing professional-services standards.
While they protect countries excluded from bilateral or regional tariff agreements, thereby ensuring that integrated markets do not receive additional advantages, few safeguards exist to shield third countries from the fallout of
agreements
on mandatory standards.
Free-trade
agreements
that promise the greatest benefits are those that link economies characterized by high tariffs, low levels of trade, and little overlap in consumption and production patterns.
At this stage, we know that free-trade
agreements
are useful, but are not silver bullets.
Trump, Iran, and Stability in the Middle EastMADRID – It is unfortunate that so few international
agreements
have been reached in recent years.
But now Donald Trump is threatening to renege on both agreements, and his election as President of the United States has revealed their fragility.
If the US withdraws from, or fails to comply with, either deal, it will strike a heavy blow to a global-governance system that relies on multilateral
agreements
to resolve international problems.
The most significant meetings took place on September 16 and October 28 – in the aftermath of the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers – and focused on the creation of bilateral currency-swap
agreements
aimed at ensuring adequate liquidity.
The global effort to combat climate change rests on a collection of non-binding agreements, from which the United States has withdrawn.
According to the Mecca accord, Hamas agreed “to respect international resolutions and the
agreements
[with Israel] signed by the Palestinian Liberation Organization,” including the Oslo Accords.
It is the government that negotiates trade
agreements
with other countries to ensure that domestic firms gain access to foreign markets.
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