Free trade agreements (FTAs) are undergoing extensive revision and reform worldwide due to social benefits and cost concerns. This has opened spaces for fostering the democratic legitimacy of FTAs, primarily through greater accountability by the…
This event was attended by members of the Universidad del Rosario academic community, especially students from undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Civil society representatives and scholars from other universities in Bogotá also attended the…
The workshop was held at the Technological University of Chocó located in the department of Chocó, Colombia. As part of the workshop, Professor Ilene Yissa Cuesta Moreno was invited as lecturer. Professor Juan Manuel Amaya conducted the event. …
The workshop took place on September 4-5, 2023, at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. It comprised several panels on the position of forests within international law, including topics such as forests and trade, deforestation and trade, among…
The workshop was held at Universidad EAFIT located in the department of Antioquia, Colombia. Professor Juan Manuel Amaya conducted a workshop for 14 people on corporate due diligence in the global economic context. In this two-hour space,…
Del 30 de octubre al 1 de noviembre de 2023, Bogotá fue sede de un seminario de alto nivel organizado por la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) para periodistas latinoamericanos especializados en economía. El programa abordó temas clave en…
El pasado 21 de noviembre en Marruecos, se llevó a cabo el evento "Law, Trade and Nutrition Labeling: Reflections and Experiences from Latin America", un espacio interdisciplinario que exploró los retos y aprendizajes en la intersección entre el…
The WTO Chairs in the African region organised a virtual International Conference on International Trade and Investment, with a special conference theme of ‘AfCFTA: Challenges and Opportunities’on the 7–8 September 2022. The organising and…
This presentation looks at the current state of play in trade facilitation as well as a look at how COVID-19 has impacted on movement of goods in and out of the country during the pandemic.
This paper gives my response to a request by the Kenya Permanent Secretary of the State Department for Trade and Enterprise Development to give my opinion on the initial draft of the proposed Free Trade Area between Kenya and the United States.…