Speaker

Professor Dr E U Petersmann is a leading authority on international trade law and has worked in GATT and the WTO for 25 years.  His research on international law and economics has and continues to receive worldwide acclamation.

He has published 26 books and more than 200 articles/book chapters on international trade law, policies and economics. He is also a co-editor of the Journal of International Economic Law and a member of editorial boards of several reputed international journals.

Synopsis

The year 1995 witnessed the euphoric formalization of the WTO, which in essence strives to achieve a just and equitable international trading system and development for all member states. Today, after 10 years the WTO was formally constituted, the appreciation and need for a rule-based multilateral trading system remains strong. However, socio-economic and ideological cleavages between and amongst member states have stymied the progress of the organisation. Against this background, it is important that the substantive as well as procedural elements of the WTO process be re-examined, and a way forward be found to re-invigorate the multilateral trading system.

In his presentation, Professor Petersmann will discuss the main findings from his book: Reforming the World Trading System: Legitimacy, Efficiency and Democratic Governance (Oxford University Press, 2005). He will analyse the WTO system and Doha Round negotiations from an economic, political and legal perspectives. Amongst others, the book addresses pertinent issues such as: The Doha Development Round and the Future of the WTO: Policy Proposals; Building–Blocks for Concluding the Doha Round Negotiations on Agriculture; The Doha Round Negotiations on Services Trade; Less-Developed WTO Members in the Doha Round Negotiations; Challenges to the Political Legitimacy of the WTO System. The book provides perspectives of leading scholars, practitioners and WTO officials.

The seminar would be of great interest to trade policy officials, the business community, academia and international observers.

You are cordially invited to the Seminar co-organised by ISEAS and SBF.

By Fax: 6734-0610

The Seminar Co-ordinator 
Singapore Business Federation
10 Hoe Chiang Rd
#22-01 Keppel Towers 
Singapore 089315

I will be  able  to attend the Seminar on The World Trade System: Removing the Roadblocks to Further Trade Liberalisation on Thursday, 1 September 2005 at 10.00am in the SBF Auditorium at 10, Hoe Chiang Road, Keppel Towers.

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