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The many rules that govern economic life in the EU are therefore much more difficult to amend than are similar domestic
provisions.
Another possibility would be to exploit, on an ad hoc basis, the existing flexibility in EU treaty
provisions.
But, by 2002, only 31 of the FSAP's 42
provisions
had been implemented.
In its substantive provisions, the European Constitution reflects the homogeneity of the European constitutional tradition.
Constitutional and legal
provisions
that make practicing racism a crime punishable by imprisonment have great symbolic significance and help insure - indeed, create and secure - social peace.
Moreover, international
provisions
in the pending tax legislation will give US multinationals an even greater incentive to invest, hire, and produce abroad, while using transfer pricing and other schemes to salt away profits in low-tax jurisdictions.
But if these non-trade
provisions
are adopted, we will soon see a backlash in developing countries as well, unleashing political and economic consequences the likes of which we can hardly anticipate.
That said, some of the resolution’s specific
provisions
for economic reform represent much-needed progress.
The
provisions
contained in Security Council Resolution 2139 provide clear political reinforcement to these basic tenets of international law, and they introduce some measure of accountability.
Implementation of Resolution 2139 and the
provisions
on international humanitarian law that it underscores is a matter of life and death.
Some
provisions
of the German law draw on the widely shared ethical principles of respect for individual autonomy and privacy.
Desirable as these
provisions
seem, they could impose a heavy cost on German companies.
Constitutional
provisions
alone cannot ensure such an outcome, for those in power can easily override them.
Establishing floor prices for many agricultural products, and ensuring that Mexico produces what it consumes, runs counter to many NAFTA
provisions
– and to Trump’s goal of reducing the bilateral US trade deficit.
Under this scheme, job-security provisions, mainly in the form of mandated severance payments, should increase steadily as workers acquire seniority.
Potentially, there are three bodies of law that could govern the treatment of these prisoners:domestic American law in accordance with the rights guaranteed by the US Constitution;international human rights law to which the US is a party through its membership in the UN and its ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;international humanitarian law--also known as the laws of war--to which the US is also a party through its ratification of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and through its acceptance that certain
provisions
of the First Additional Protocol of 1977 have the status of customary international law that is binding on America as on all other governments.
For others, the problem is not politics, but the agenda itself: for all of its specific provisions, it achieves very little.
For example, the United States has term limits and sunset
provisions
for the appropriation of funds; and the United Kingdom has the Investigatory Powers Tribunal and other special agencies to hold the government accountable for its actions.
Similarly, various
provisions
in the area of labor practices, particularly in Southeast Asia, are progressive.
The dispute-settlement
provisions
might have interfered unreasonably with member countries’ anti-smoking campaigns, for example.
Rather than attempting to consolidate changes to the status quo by piling one fait accompli upon another, the region’s governments should make a firm pledge to return to the spirit and
provisions
of the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, to which all parties concerned previously agreed.
Yet no MFFP proposal even recognizes this tendency, much less includes
provisions
to avoid it.
The problem is not so much with the agreement’s trade provisions, but with the “investment” chapter, which severely constrains environmental, health, and safety regulation, and even financial regulations with significant macroeconomic impacts.
Presumably, the same will eventually happen with America’s cotton subsidies, illegal dumping provisions, and tax subsidies to exporters.
Draft legislation seeks to make criminal defamation a permanent fixture, and includes new
provisions
making it an offense to criticize a court ruling.
In the longer run, the challenge is to deal with the JCPOA’s flaws, above all with its sunset
provisions.
Important
provisions
of the accord will expire in either eight or 13 years.
TRIPs, the intellectual property
provisions
of the Uruguay round, were designed to reduce access to generic medicines – and they succeeded.
Though reform programs aimed at building viable macroeconomic frameworks remain essential, they must include strong
provisions
for countercyclical policies to offset the “paradox of thrift" (the tendency to save more during a recession, undermining economic growth).
Many are now calling for the inclusion of enforceable
provisions
prohibiting so-called “currency manipulation.”
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