En el marco del Programa de Cátedra OMC-CR, perteneciente a la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, se busca generar y compartir conocimiento, posicionando a la región centroamericana a la vanguardia de los temas relevantes para el comercio internacional.
En este curso se analizan las diversas formas de solucionar disputas comerciales entre Estados. Se analizan los distintos mecanismos de solución de controversias en el ámbito multilateral con la normativa de la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC), en el ámbito regional con el Mecanismos de Solución de Controversias Comerciales entre Centroamérica y en el ámbito que ofrecen los diversos acuerdos comerciales suscritos por Costa Rica.
The Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (“CAA”), and the Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy, College of Law, National Taiwan University (“ACWH”) will jointly host the “2025 Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation” from 28 to 29 October 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Theme
Resolving the crisis in the dispute settlement system is a priority issue for the reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and Members have made sustained efforts in this regard. Since the Twelfth Ministerial Conference (MC12), discussions on the dispute settlement system have entered a new phase, focusing on facilitator-organized meetings and proposals from Members. The reform negotiations have made some progress, but still face a number of significant challenges, in particular with regard to the appellate procedures.
In 2025, Dr. Adelia Jansen van Rensburg, WTO–WCP Chair at the North-West University, deepened cooperation between the School of Economic Sciences and the International Trade Law specialists in NWU’s Faculty of Law. This growing partnership reflects the Chair’s commitment to fostering interdisciplinary engagement that advances both research and policy impact.
The first Ecuador WTO Model kicks off with training sessions delivered by 7 distinguished speakers:
Sign up for the First WTO Simulation Model in Ecuador!
This is an initiative of the WTO Ecuador Chair of the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar Sede Ecuador in collaboration with the WTO Chairs Programme, which will take place from October 16-19, 2024 at the campus of the Universidad Andina Sede Ecuador in Quito, Ecuador.
The registration fee is USD $30.00 which covers:
The Model Kit
Refreshments during the 4 days of the event
Training during the months prior to the event
Certificates
International arbitration institutions have been requested to administer an increasing number of investment disputes. In investment arbitration, a responding state usually stipulates its standing offers to arbitrate in the bilateral investment treaty (BIT). When choosing a specific arbitration institution to settle an investment dispute, the arbitration rules of that organization become the procedural rules governing the arbitral proceeding.
Regulatory measures on cross-border data flows are essential to personal data protection laws. The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) of the European Union (“EU”) is one of such influential personal data protection regimes, which has become a model and has been adopted by many countries. The GDPR aims to ensure the protection of natural persons regarding the processing of personal data. To protect personal data outside the EU, the GDPR provides certain safeguards for its movement across the EU border.
On December 15, the Seminar on WTO Legal Practice was held at NTU College of Law. In the seminar, Director Niall Meagher, the Executive Director of the Asian Centre on WTO Law (ACWL), and Ambassador Chang-fa Lo, the Permanent Representative of Taiwan to the World Trade Organization, each shared their practical experience in the WTO legal fields. The seminar was hosted by Professor Yueh-Ping (Alex) Yang, the Director of the Asian Center for WTO law & International Health Law and Policy (ACWH).