Trade Restrictions, Sustainable Development and the Law

Ahmed Essa Al-Sulaiti is currently working as a Lecturer at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Law, and a lawyer before the Appellate Court in Qatar. Previously, he served as Director of the Office of the State of Qatar to the World Trade Organization and other economic organizations. He represented Qatar at the World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva; the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva; and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva. He is a graduate of the University of Tampa (Bachelor’s in International Business and Management), Tampa, Florida, and of Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar, College of Law (Juris Doctor), a program offered in partnership with Northwestern University.Damilola S. Olawuyi is Professor of Law and UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at HBKU Law School, at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar, and a Chancellor’s Fellow and Director at the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, at the Afe Babalola University, Nigeria.

• Part I: Introductory Context and Principles1. Trade Restrictions and the Sustainable Development Nexus2. Trade Restrictions and National Security Exceptions3. The Role of Regional Institutions in Times of Trade Restrictions4. Trade Restrictions and the WTO Dispute Settlement SystemPart II: Advancing Sustainable Development in Times of Trade Restrictions: The Qatar Case Study5. Protecting Trade and National Interests through Strategic Dispute Resolution: An Evaluation of Qatar’s Legal Response to the Blockade6. Building Economic Resilience to Trade Restrictions Through Trade-Related Measures7. Trade Restrictions and Regional Integration: Legal and Institutional Imperatives During and Post-BlockadePart III: Lessons Learned and Future Directions8. Towards Greater Effectiveness and Neutrality of Regional Dispute Mechanisms: Perspectives from the GCC’s Regional Trade Dispute Settlement Mechanism9. Conclusion: Advancing International Trade Law Objectives in Times of Restrictions: Summary for Policymakers.