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NAFTA and free trade in the Americas in a nutshell / by Ralph H. Folsom.
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Title:NAFTA and free trade in the Americas in a nutshell / by Ralph H. Folsom.
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Author/Creator:Folsom, Ralph Haughwout.
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Published/Created:St. Paul, MN : West, a Thomson Business, ©2012.
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Call Number: KDZ944 .F653 2012
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Foreign trade regulation--North America.
Tariff--Law and legislation--North America.
Free trade--North America.
North America--Economic integration.
North America--Commercial treaties.
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Edition:4th ed.
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Description:xvi, 546 p. ; 19 cm.
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Series:Nutshell series.
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Notes:Includes index.
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ISBN:9780314277466
0314277463
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Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Pre-Nafta
Canada and the United States
Mexico and the United States
Merging Economies
Different Legal Traditions
Private Sector
Conclusion
ch. 2 Cusfta
Core Commitments
-Federalism, Supremacy and Nondiscrimination
Trade in Goods
Tariffs and Quotas
Origin of Goods
Product Standards
Free Trade Exceptions
Canadian Cultural Industries Exclusion
Canadian Cultural Industries Exclusion-U.S. Responses
Procurement
Temporary Import Restraints
Wine, Beer and Spirits
Energy
Motor Vehicles
Services
Financial Services
Investment
Movement of Business Persons
CUSFTA Dispute Settlement
ch. 18 Dispute Settlement
Arbitration Decisions under Chapter 18
ch. 19 Dispute Settlement
Binational Panel and Extraordinary Challenge Committee Decisions Under Chapter 19
Softwood Lumber Dispute
ch. 3 Getting To Nafta, The Peso Crash
Ratifying NAFTA
Interpreting NAFTA
NAFTA, The Uruguay Round and Other International Agreements
NAFTA Chapters and WTO Agreements
Peso Crash, A Common Currency?
ch. 4 Goods
Tariffs and Customs
Impact on Maquiladoras
Regulatory and Tax Treatment, Quotas
Rules of Origin
Regional Value Content
Textiles and Apparel
Electronics
Exporting From Mexico to Latin America, Europe and Japan
Proof of Origin
Procurement
Motor Vehicles
Energy Goods
State Monopolies and Enterprises
Agricultural Goods
Food Standards (SPS)
Product and Service Standards
-Related Measures (SRM)
Exceptions to Free Trade
Temporary Import Restraints (Escape Clauses)
Corn Broom Case
Special Escape Clauses
ch. 5 Services
Service Provider Rights
Licensing and Certification
Foreign Legal Consultants
Land Transportation
Enhanced and Basic Telecommunications
General Exceptions
Financial Services
Treatment of Financial Services Providers
Financial Services Dispute Settlement
NAFTA Business Visas
Business Visitors
Traders and Investors
Intracompany Transferees
Professionals
ch. 6 Investment
NAFTA Investment Rights
Treatment of Investors and Investments
Expropriation
Investment Law Exceptions and Reservations, The Environment
Arbitration of Investor
-State Disputes
Arbitration Procedures, Appeals and Remedies
Investor Claims Against States Under NAFTA
Metalclad
Ethyl and Methanex
Loewen
Pope and Talbot
S.D. Myers
Mondev
Glamis
Corn Syrup Sweeteners
AbitibiBowater
ch. 7 Intellectual Property
Controversy Over Intellectual Property Rights
General Obligations
Counterfeiting
Gray Market Trading
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Trade Secrets
ch. 8 Dispute Settlement
ch. 19 Antidumping and Countervailing Duties, Binational Panels
Selecting Panels
-Conflicts of Interest
Standards of Review
-Judge Wilkey Dissents
Mexico and Chapter 19
Tomatoes Dispute
ch. 20 Intergovernmental Dispute Settlement
ch. 20 Arbitrations
Private Commercial Disputes
ch. 9 Environment
NAFTA Provisions on the Environment
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
Article 13 Reports
Article 14 Citizen and NGO Submissions
Factual Records
Environmental Council of Ministers
Environmental Arbitrations, Monetary Penalties
Summary
Mexico
-United States Border Environmental Cooperation Agreement
ch. 10 Labor
North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
NAALC Commission and Secretariat
Citizen, Union and NGO Submissions, NAO Reports
Ministerial Consultations, Expert Reports
Limited Labor Law Enforcement Arbitrations, Monetary Penalties
Summary
Labor Law Enforcement Submissions
-Union Organizing
NAO Submission Strategies
Pregnancy Discrimination Case
Trade Adjustment Assistance
ch. 11 Free Trade And The Americas
Chile, Fast Track and Bilateral Free Trade Agreements
Free Trade and the Americas, MERCOSUR and ALBA v. NAFTA
Cuba
U.S. Free Trade in the Americas
U.S. Free Trade Agreements
-NAFTA Plus and Minus
Quebec and NAFTA
Conclusion
NAFTA/Free Trade in the Americas Timeline.