Greening Trade Remedies

Pieter Van Vaerenbergh is an international trade and customs lawyer in Brussels. He is also a teaching assistant for EU law at the Institute for European Law of KU Leuven, a lecturer at the Europa-Institut of Saarland University and an editorial board member for the Zeitschrift for Europarechtliche Studien (ZEuS). Pieter obtained his PhD in Law from Saarland University, where he was a research associate specialising in international trade law, trade remedies, and international dispute resolution. During his PhD research, he interned at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and coached the Saarland Vis Moot team.

• Introduction.- A Role for Trade Remedies in Greening International Trade?.- WTO Rules for Greening Trade Remedies.- The Use of Trade Remedies on Green Goods.- Low Environmental Standards and the ASCM Rules.- Low Environmental Standards and the ADA Rules.- Low Environmental Standards and the SGA Rules.- Environmental Injury and Trade Remedy Rules.- Concluding Remarks.