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Rethinking, Repackaging, and Rescuing World Trade Law in the Post-Pandemic Era

27 May 2021

This book explores the ways to 'rethink', 'repackage' and 'rescue' world trade law in the post-COVID-19 era. Using the COVID-19 pandemic as an important context, the book makes original and critical contributions to the growi ...

Dispute Settlement at the WTO: How Did We Get Here and What’s Next for Commonwealth States?

20 May 2021

By 10 December 2019, the number of judges (or Appellate Body members) serving on the Appellate Body – the final appeal court of the World Trade Organization (WTO) – had dwindled to just one, well short of the full complement of seven envisaged under the r ...

Using A Trade Vulnerability Index to Determine Eligibility for Developing-Country Status At The WTO (co-authored with Jason Cotton and Alicia Nicholls)

19 May 2021

This working paper provides a response to the current debate taking place at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding which countries should be accorded developing country-status, and therefore be eligible for special and differential treatment (S& ...

SRC Policy Brief: Diagnostic Review of E-commerce Related Policies Initiatives and Legislation Across CARICOM (co-authored with Chelcee Brathwaite)

19 May 2021

The information contained herein has been compiled primarily from desk research ... insights on the topic which we hope will inspire further research and policy ...

SRC Policy Document: Trading our way to Recovery During COVID-19: Recommendations for CARICOM Countries (co-authored with Chelcee Brathwaite and Alicia Nicholls)

19 May 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to Caribbean economies. While the region has thus far managed to contain its infection rate better than most other regions globally, the economic fallout – experienced and to come – is likely to de ...

Trading Without Borders: Celebrating the Association of Caribbean States and Unlocking its Full Potential (co-authored with Chelcee Brathwaite)

19 May 2021

The ACS is a geopolitical force waiting to be awakened. Besides the great initiatives outlined by the political directorate, the ACS must promote itself as a grand venture that lives, breathes and has resonance and relevance to business, civil society, an ...

Trading Our Way to Recovery During COVID-19: Thoughts on how CARICOM can implement our recommendations

19 May 2021

Few would challenge the thesis that we are living through one of these inflection points of our region’s existence. It is a moment we at the SRC wanted to name, capture and ultimately contribute to – through a  “policy Brief” entitled “Trading Our Way to ...

Dispute Settlement at the WTO: How Did We Get Here and What’s Next for Commonwealth States?

30 April 2021

By 10 December 2019, the number of judges (or Appellate Body members) serving on the Appellate Body – the final appeal court of the World Trade Organization (WTO) – had dwindled to just one, well short of the full complement of seven envisaged under the r ...

Impact of Covid-19 on Trade, FDI and Employment in Mauritius

8 April 2021

Executive Summary Mauritius had its first three COVID-19 cases on 18 March 2020 and the island was under "sanitary" lockdown for two weeks. From 24 to 31 March, the country went under complete lockdown with only essential services being open. Th ...

Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the Mauritian export trade: A disaggregated analysis

8 April 2021

This study evaluates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the export trade system for Mauritius. Preliminary analysis of the monthly export time-series data confirms that in general, the series have departed from their original trends after the outbreak ...

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