12 July, 2012 Lecture at the SIEL
Chairperson, AWRN; Justice, Constitutional Court, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Part time professor, National Taiwan University College of Law Professor Lo assumed the AWRN chairmanship in June 2013. He has been Justice of the Constitutional Court of the ROC (Taiwan) since October 2011. Prior to his current judicial position, he was Chair Professor and Lifetime Distinguished Professor at National Taiwan University (NTU); Dean of NTU College of Law; Director of Asian Center for WTO and International Health Law and Policy of NTU College of Law (ACWH); Director of Center for Ethics, Law and Society in Biomedicine and Technology of NTU; Commissioner of Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (in charge of the competition law in Taiwan); Commissioner of Taiwan’s International Trade Commission; and legal advisor for Taiwan’s GATT/WTO accession negotiations. In his capacity as the Director of ACWH, Professor Lo launched two English journals “Asian Journal of WTO and International Health Law and Policy” (AJWH) and “Contemporary Asia Arbitration Journal” (CAAJ) in 2006 and 2008 respectively. In his capacity as Dean of NTU College of Law, he also launched an English journal “NTU Law Review”. Prior to his teaching career, he practiced law in Taipei. He received his SJD degree from Harvard University Law School in 1989. He was appointed by WTO as a panelist for the case Brazil – Retreaded Tyres in 2006 and as a member of the Permanent Group of Experts under the ASCM in 2008. He is author of 12 books, editor of 4 books, and author of about 70 journal papers.
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14 June 2014 (Saturday) |
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8:30-8:45 |
Opening Remarks: Professor Chang-fa Lo, Host of 2014 Events and AWRN Chairperson Other honorable guests (to be invited) |
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Mechanisms and Approaches for Negotiation Rounds |
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Panel 1 Momentum and Way Forward after Bali Ministerial (Chaired by Margaret) 8:45-10:10 |
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The International Trading System Post-Bali |
Margaret Liang, AWRN member, Consultant, WTO and Trade Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Reinvigorating the WTO from the Inside Out - Revisiting the Role of the Secretariat |
Lisa Toohey, AWRN member, Senior Lecturer & Director - Dispute Resolution Programs Faculty of Law University of New South Wales |
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The Way Forward after the Bali Ministerial Conference of WTO |
Bryan Mercurio, AWRN member, Professor of Law and Associate Dean (Research), The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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Systemic Issues for the Post MC-9 WTO System |
Dukgeun Ahn, AWRN member, Professor/International Trade Law & Policy, Seoul National University |
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10:10-10:25 |
Tea Break and Group Photos |
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Panel 2 Overall Issues in Multilateral Negotiations (Chaired by Meredith) 10:25-12:00 |
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Early harvests, variable geometry and the single undertaking |
Meredith Kolsky Lewis, AWRN member, Professor, Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington |
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The Coalitions in the World Trade Organization: Procedure, Benefits, and Problems |
Chi Chung, Assistant Research Fellow, Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica, Taiwan |
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The Role of Dispute Settlement Mechanism in Facilitating Multilateral Trade Negotiations |
Chang-fa Lo, AWRN Chairperson and member, Constitutional Court Justice; Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch Break |
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Substantive Issues at Bali and Implications |
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Panel 3 Bali Package and Its Implication (Chaired by Deborah) 13:00-15:00 |
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Trade Facilitation after Bali: Does Anything Change on the Ground in Asia? |
Deborah K. Elms, AWRN member, Temasek Foundation Centre for Trade & Negotiations (TFCTN) S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University Singapore |
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Agreement on Trade Facilitation and Its Implications |
Heng WANG, AWRN member, Professor, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, China |
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How Much Added Trade Can Bali Deliver? |
Ramon L. Clarete, AWRN member, Professor, School of Economics, University of the Philippines |
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Imbalanced but Acceptable Bali Package for LDCs and Its Implications for Post-Bali Negotiation on DDA |
Pei-kan Yang, Associate Professor, Department of International Business, National Chengchi University |
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Bali Issues: Implications for the Greater Mekong Sub-region |
Wacharas Leelawath, AWRN member |
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Addressing Developing Countries Concerns, the Bali Deal and the Future of Doha Round |
R. Rajesh Babu, AWRN member, Associate Professor, Public Policy and Management Group Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta |
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15:00-15:15 |
Tea Break |
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Panel 4 Specific Sectors in and after Bali (Fisheries, Agricultural and Services) (Chaired by Letizia) 15:15-17:30 |
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Fisheries Subsidies and Trade Facilitation: the Post-Bali Agenda |
Ma. Joy V. Abrenica, AWRN member, Associate professor, School of Economics, University of the Phillipines Diliman & Johannes Benjamin Bernabe, AWRN member, Senior Partner at Ocampo Manalo Law Office |
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Square Peg into a Round Hole? : Systemic Challenges for the Fisheries Subsidies Negotiation at the WTO |
Jaemin Lee, AWRN member, Associate Professor of Law, Seoul National University, School of Law |
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Subsidies in the Name of "Food Security": The Achievements and Failures of Developing Countries in the Bali Ministerial Conference |
Ching-wen Hsueh, Assistant Professor, Institute of Technology Law, National Chiao Tung University |
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WTO Serving as Pathway to Resilience for International Agricultural Trade and Food Security during Future Disasters |
Huei-ying Shiu, Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Institute of National Development, College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University |
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Can't We Be Friends? TiSA and its Multilateralization |
Tsai-fang Chen, Assistant Professor, Institute of Technology Law, National Chiao Tung University |
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18:30- |
AWRN 10th Anniversary Dinner Party (for AWRN members, speakers and invited guests only) |
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15 June 2014 (Sunday) |
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Strengthening the Governance of International Trade |
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Panel 5 Multilateral Governance (Chaired by Lawan) 8:30-09:50 |
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Strengthening the Multilateral Governance of International Trade |
Lawan Thanadsillapakul, AWRN member, Professor of Law, Sukhothaithammathirat Open University |
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Strengthening the Governance of International Trade: Comparative Insights |
Colin Picker, AWRN member, Associate Dean (International), Associate Professor, Faculty of Law University of New South Wales |
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How the WTO Shapes Regulatory Governance |
Gregory Shaffer, Melvin C Steen Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School, and Affiliated Professor, Department of Political Science |
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Running Many FTAs is Like Balancing between Many Bicycles: A Multidimensional Comparison of Institutional Provisions in Japan’s FTAs |
Tomohiko Kobayashi, AWRN member |
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A managerial approach to SPS issues: The Role of the SPS Committee |
Yuka Fukunaga, AWRN member |
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09:50-10:00 |
Tea Break |
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Panel 6 Sharing Responsibility between WTO and FTAs (Co-chaired by Prof. Matsushita and Ambassador Supperamaniam) 10:00-11:20 |
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Sharing the Responsibility of Governance among WTO, FTAs and Other International Organizations |
Mitsuo Matsushita, AWRN member and Senior Advisor, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo |
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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership- Pathway to Regional/Global Economic Integration |
Datuk M. Supperamaniam, AWRN member, Former Ambassador to WTO of Malaysia |
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Regulatory Coherence in TTIP and CETA – How Will this Affect the Post-Bali WTO Agenda?” |
Laura Nielsen, Associate Professor of WTO Law, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen |
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Facilitating Trade in ASEAN Sub-Regional Zones (GMS, IMSGT/Sijori and IMTGT): Mapping Out Global/Regional Value Chain Governance |
Riza Noer Arfani, AWRN member, Chair of WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Indonesia |
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11:20-11:30 |
Tea Break |
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Panel 7 Governance Issues Concerning Investment and Other Fields (Chaired by Henry) 11:30-13:10 |
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The Shanghai Free Trade Zone: Legal Issues under the WTO Rules |
Henry Gao, AWRN member, Associate Professor, School of Law, Singapore Management University |
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The Impact of TPP on Chinese State-owned Enterprises and Its Implication to the Governance of International Trade |
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Strengthening the Governance of International Trade through Closer Integration with International Investment? |
Andrew Mitchell, AWRN member, Professor, Melbourne Law School |
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Resolving Trade and Investment Disputes under FTAs: Issues and Concerns |
Rajesh Sharma, AWRN member, Assistant Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong |
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Integration of Social, Human Rights and Environmental Compliance in International Trade Negotiations: Protection or Protectionism? |
Zeevar Scheik, AWRN member, Consultant, TXT Solaris Management Consultants |
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13:10-14:10 |
Lunch Break |
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Panel 8 Mechanisms for Enhancing Governance (Chaired by Julien) 14:10-16:20 |
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The Trade Policy Review Mechanism: AddressingTechnicalStandards,Investment Rules and OtherEmerging Issues |
Julien Chaisse, AWRN member, Associate Professor of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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The Single Undertaking: Did it Ever Really Work in Practice and What is its Significance Going Forward for the Governance of the Multilateral Trade Regime and in Preferential Arrangements? |
Simon Lacey, Academic Director and Senior Lecturer UPH Graduate School of Law, Indonesia |
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Losing Steam: President Obama's Trade Strategy in Asia and the Future of WTO |
Dongsheng Zang, Associate Professor of Law, Director for Asian Law Center, University of Washington School of Law |
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In search of Coherence: Locating the WTO in Wider International World |
Chien-Huei Wu, Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica |
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Mechanism to Ensure Coherent Interpretation of WTO Rules within and outside the Organization: Investment Regime as an Example |
Tsai-yu Lin, Executive Secretary and member of AWRN, Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University; Director, Asian Center for WTO & Int’l Law and Policy of NTU |
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16:20-16:40 |
Concluding Remarks by Tsai-yu Lin and Tea Break |
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16:40-18:00 |
2014 AWRN Business Meeting |
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19:00- |
Farewell dinner for AWRN members and other speakers |
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