This study sought to Investigate the extent of participation of beneficiaries (women and youth) in accessing the government procurement opportunities in terms of volume and value of government tenders awarded to women owned, youth and PWD owned…
The Government of Kenya (GOK) has made significant and tremendous progress in addressing inequality and gender equality through the empowerment programmes of vulnerable groups such women, youth, and people living with disabilities (PWD). The country…
Working with ITC, I have prepared a new and the very first tool-kit to gauge gender responsiveness in trade agreements. The tool-kit is explained in the report I have prepared for ITC. The report also includes ten steps to mainstream gender in trade…
An opinion published in: El Universal, https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/covid-19-biased-against-women
"Las mujeres ante la pandemia de covid-19: ¿Cómo pueden ayudar las leyes de comercio internacional?"
Publicada en Foreign Affairs Latam: http://revistafal.com/fal-20-3/
Las mujeres serán las más afectadas por la crisis generada por la pandemia de covid-19. No obstante, serán también los pilares para la recuperación económica en la mayoría de los…
The experience to date in the WTO suggests that the plurilingual nature of the WTO Agreements does not make treaty interpretation significantly more difficult than it would be with a text authentic in one language only. The terms of a plurilingual…
The ‘new NAFTA’ agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States maintained the system for binational panel judicial review of antidumping and countervailing duty determinations of domestic government agencies. In US-Mexico disputes, this…
For a multilateral system to be sustainable, it is important to have several escape clauses which can allow countries to protect their national security concerns. However, when these escape windows are too wide or ambiguous, defining their ambit and…
In the recent years, we have witnessed a sharp increase in the number of free trade agreements (FTAs) with gender-related provisions. The key champions of this evolution include Canada, Chile, and the European Union. These countries have proposed a…
The ‘new NAFTA’ agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States maintained the previous system for binational panel judicial review. This system provides for ad hoc tribunals composed of three panelists from one country and two from the other…