Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - The Asbestos case : a comment on the appointment and use of nonpartisan experts in Word Trade Organization dispute resolution involving health risk

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The Asbestos case : a comment on the appointment and use of nonpartisan experts in Word Trade Organization dispute resolution involving health risk / Russellyn S. Carruth, Bernard D. Goldstein

The purpose of this article is to examine and critique the Asbestos Case as a model for how World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute-resolution panels obtain impartial scientific imput for their decision processes, particulary concerning health risk. As globalization increases and multinational trade becomes more important to national economics, so does the importance of the WTO as a mechanism for adjudicating trade disputes among its members. The credibility of the WTO dispute-resolution process in cases involving complex scientific issues is dependent upon the Panel's marshaling and applying the best scientific evidence

En: Risk analysis : an international journal. - New York and London. - nº 2, April 2004 ; p. 471-481

1. Amianto . 2. Enfermedades profesionales . 3. Higiene industrial . 4. Análisis de riesgos . I. Goldstein, Bernard D. . II. Título. III. Título: Risk analysis : an international journal.