North-South Regional Trade Agreements as Legal Regimes
A Critical Assessment of the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement
Clair Gammage
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Case concerning Gabĉíkovo-Nagymaros (Czechoslovakia v Hungary), Judgment of 25 September 1997 I.C.J. Reports 1997 129–33
Case concerning Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay (Argentina v Uruguay), Judgment of 20 April 2010 I.C.J. Reports 2010 132–3
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION APPELLATE BODY REPORTS
Argentina – Safeguard Measures on Imports of Footwear WT/DS121/AB/R (14 December 1999) 53, 63–5, 70, 248–9
Brazil – Measures Affecting Imports of Retreaded Tyres WT/DS332/AB/R (3 December 2007) 53, 65–6, 123
European Communities – Conditions for the Granting of Tariff Preferences to Developing Countries WT/DS246/AB/R (7 April 2004) 66–7
European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas WT/DS27/AB/R (25 September 1997) 7, 69, 71–2, 136, 148, 240, 256, 275–6
Mexico – Tax Measures on Soft Drinks and Other Beverages WT/DS308/AB/R (6 March 2006) 124
Turkey – Restrictions on Imports of Textile and Clothing Products WT/DS34/AB/R (22 October 1999) 58, 61–3, 66
United States – Definitive Safeguard Measures on Imports from Circular Wielded Carbon Quality Line Pipe from Korea WT/DS202/AB/R (15 February 2002) 63
United States – Import Prohibitions of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products WT/DS58/AB/R (12 October 1998) 123–7
United States – Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling and Betting Services WT/DS285/AB/R/ (7 April 2005) 68, 128
WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION PANEL REPORTS
Brazil – Measures Affecting Imports of Retreaded Tyres WT/DS332/R (12 June 2007) 65
EC – Conditions for the Granting of Tariff Preferences to Developing Countries WT/DS246/R (1 December 2003) 66–7
Turkey – Restrictions on Imports of Textile and Clothing Products WT/DS34/R (31 May 1999) 58, 61–3, 66
United States – Measures Concerning the Importation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products WT DS381/R (15 September 2011) (Tuna/Dolphin III) 124–5, 128
GATT REPORTS
Canada – Measures Affecting Exports of Unprocessed Herring and Salmon GATT B.I.S.D. L/6268-35 S/98 (22 March 1988) 124
EEC – Member States’ Import Regimes for Bananas DS32/R (1993) (EEC – Bananas I)73
EEC – Member States’ Import Regime for Bananas DS38/R (1994) (EEC – Bananas II) 58, 74
Thailand – Restrictions on Importation of and Internal Taxes on Cigarettes GATT B.I.S.D DS10/R-37S/200 (7 November 1990) 124
United States – Restrictions on Imports of Tuna GATT B.I.S.D. 39S/155 (3 September 1991) (Tuna/Dolphin I)124
United States – Restrictions on Imports of Tuna 33 I.L.M 839 (1994) (Tuna/Dolphin II) 124
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Case C-377/12, Commission v Council [2014] ECLI:EU:C:2014:1903 100
Joined Cases C-120/06P & C-121/06P, Fabbrica Italiana Accumulatori Motocarri Montecchio SpA v. Council (2008) E.C.R. I-6513 69
Case C-94/02, Éstablissements Biret et Cie SA v Council (2003) E.C.R. I-10565 69
Joined cases C-466/98, C-467/98, C-468/98, C-469/98, C-471/98, C472/98, C-475/98, C-476/98, Commission v United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Germany (2002) I-09855 90
Case C-268/94, Portugal v Council [1996] ECR I-6219 and Opinion of Advocate General La Pergola, Case C-268/94, delivered on 23 May 1996 98
Case C-327/91, France v Commission ECR I-3641 and Opinion 2/94 ECHR Opinion (1996) ECR I-1759 83
Joined Cases 3/76, 4/76 and 6/76 Cornelius Kramer and Others [1976] ECR 1279 86
Case C-41/76, Suzanne Criel, née Donckerwolke and Henri Pchou v Procureur de la République au Tribunal de Grande Instance, Lille and Director of Customs [1976] ECR 1921 84
Case 22/70 Commission v Council (re European Road Transport Agreement) [1971] ECR 263
Case 45/86 Commission v Council (re GSP) [1987] ECR 1493 86
Opinions
Opinion 2/15, Request for an opinion submitted by the European Commission pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU, OJ C363/22 (2015) 93
Opinion 2/13 of the Court of 18 December 2014: Accession by the Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ECLI:EU:C:2014:2454 76
Opinion 1/2008 (re GATS Agreement) [2010] 2 CMLR 13 91
Opinion 2/94 (re Accession to the ECHR) [1996] ECR-I783 83, 89
Opinion 1/94 (WTO Agreements) [1994] ECR I-5267 87–8
Opinion 2/91 (re Convention No 170 ILO) [1993] ECR-I1061 89
Opinion 1/78, (re International Agreement on Natural Rubber) [1979] ECR 2871 84–5, 99
Opinion 1/76 (re Draft Agreement establishing a European laying-up fund for inland waterway vessels) [1977] ECR 741 87
Opinion 1/75 (re OECD Local Cost Standard) [1975] ECR 1355 84–5
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