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UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Agreement: Law, Science and Globalising Markets
- Hosted by:
- University College London
- Speaker:
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Professor Joanne Scott, UCL Laws
- Starts:
- February 19, 2008 at 01:00 pm
- Ends:
- February 19, 2008 at 02:00 pm
- Location:
- University College London, Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
The SPS Agreement is one of the most innovative and controversial aspects of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This agreement uses science as a benchmark for assessing the legality of Member State regulation and has, in high profile cases such as EC Hormones and EC Biotech, been used to condemn regulatory measures as unlawful. The agreement, and the institutions which develop and apply it, walk a precarious middle line between trade and public health/environmental protection. This lecture will examine and evaluate the operation of this agreement, both before the WTO ‘courts’ and in the more co-operative setting of the SPS Committee.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
(entrance via Malet Place)
Bring your own refreshments. Free without a ticket, no need to book. Entry on a first-come first-served basis. Open to students, staff and the
general public.
For more information
- Contact person:
- Eda Pierce, Events Manager, UCL Events Team
- Phone:
- +44 (0)20 7679 7675
- Email:
- events [ at ] ucl.ac.uk
- Website:
- UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Agreement: Law, Science and Globalising Markets
