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Why have a World Trade Organization?
Focussing on the Welfare Effects of the Law of the WTO


Wednesday, 25th February 2004
National Wine Centre of Australia - Adelaide

A symposium for legal and economic scholars and practitioners hosted by:

The Institute for International Business, Economics and Law University of Adelaide	The Sydney Centre for International and Global Law Faculty of Law University of Sydney

In the field of world trade regulation, is it a case of lawyers vs economists or do we have a common understanding of the function of the WTO system. Have the traditional economic rationales lost their relevance to the new and complex problems that WTO Members now face? Have trade negotiators and politicians lost sight of the lessons of economists and political economy? Is the practice of the law giving effect to the principles? This symposium is a chance for lawyers and economists to make presentations to each other and to discuss fundamental questions about the principles that inform the way the WTO legal system does and/or should regulate trade.

Welcome Dinner

Tuesday 24 February 2004 - 7:30pm

Dinner speech by Andrew Stoler, Executive Director, IIBE&L
former Deputy Director General of the WTO
"The Current WTO Negotiations to Improve and Clarify WTO's
Dispute Settlement Understanding".

Click here for information on Welcome Dinner

Symposium - Why Have a WTO?

Wednesday 25 February - 8:45am

National Wine Centre of Australia
The Busby Hall
Corner Botanic & Hackney Roads
Adelaide

Registrations from 8:15am
Closing with Refreshments from 5:30pm

The program includes Sessions on:
Accommodating Non-Economic Objectives in WTO Law
SPS Food Safety and GMOs
Intellectual Property

Click here (pdf 130kB) for Conference Program for Wednesday 25 February

Click here (pdf 13kB) for Backgrounder on Symposium

Click here for Bios of Speakers

Click here (pdf 325kB) for Registration Form

Enquiries to:

Marie Gutsche
Institute for International Business, Economics and Law
The University of Adelaide
Phone: (08) 8303 6944
Fax: (08) 8303 6948
Email: marie.gutsche@adelaide.edu.au

If you are coming to the symposium, you may also be interested in attending the International Law Conference - The Challenge of Conflict, International Law Responds being hosted by the University of Adelaide and Flinders University between 26 & 29 February, also in Adelaide - Click here for details.

Welcome Dinner

Tuesday 24 February 2004 - 7:30pm

Radisson Playford Hotel & Suites
Ballroom 1, First Floor
120 North Terrace
Adelaide SA 5000

Exclusive Trilogy Menu
A combination of flavours expertly married together in one course
Includes beverage
$67.00 per guest (incl. GST)