Intensive Course on WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanisms
20-23 June 2006: Thailand Resident Mission, Bangkok, Thailand
Tuesday, 20 June 2006
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| 8:00 - 9:30 |
Registration |
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| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Opening Remarks
Mr. J. P. Verbiest
Country Director
Thailand Resident Mission
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Orientation
Mr. Teruo Ujiie
Trade Specialist/Economist
Economics and Research
Department (ERD)/ADB |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Keynote Speech:
Accomplishment of WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanisms - A Review of Some WTO Jurisprudence
Mr. Mitsuo Matsushita
Visiting Professor of Law
Seikei University, Tokyo |
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| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch Break |
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| 13:30 - 15:00 |
WTO Dispute Settlement
Procedures
Mr. Kaarlo Castren
Counsellor, Appellate Body
Secretariat
World Trade Organization
Overview of the WTO Dispute Settlement System
Litigating a Dispute: Key Principles
WTO Dispute Settlement
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| 15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 15:30 - 17:00 |
WTO Dispute Settlement
Procedures -- Q & A
Mr. Kaarlo Castren
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| 18:00 |
Cocktail Reception
Hosted by ADB |
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Wednesday, 21 June 2006
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| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products -- A Case Study
Mr. Virachai Plasai
Director-General
Department of International
Economic Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products -- Q & A
Mr. Virachai Plasai
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| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch Break |
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| 13:30 - 15:00 |
Ten Lessons from Litigating the Bed Linen Case in the WTO, Q & A
Mr. Edwin Vermulst
Founding Partner
Vermulst, Verghaeghe and Graafsma, Brussels
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| 15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 15:30 -17:00 |
Ten Lessons from Litigating the Bed Linen Case in the WTO, Q & A
Mr. Edwin Vermulst
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Thursday, 22 June 2006
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| 09:00 - 10:30 |
US Countervailing
Measures on DRAMS
Mr. Steve Orava
Partner, King and Spalding
Washington, DC/ London
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 - 12:00 |
US Countervailing
Measures on DRAMS Q & A
Mr. Steve Orava
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| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch Break
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| 13:30 - 15:00 |
Round Table Discussions Experiences in WTO DSMs -- Part 1 |
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| 15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 15:30 -17:00 |
Round Table Discussions Experiences in WTO DSMs -- Part 2
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Friday, 23 June 2006
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| 09:00- 10:30
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The Magic of Zeroing
Part I
Mr. Edwin Vermulst
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 - 12:00 |
The Magic of Zeroing
Part 2
Mr. Edwin Vermulst
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| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch Break
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| 13:30 - 15:30 |
Round Table Discussion
Dispute Settlement Mechanisms as a Whole
Mr. Teruo Ujiie
Moderator
Team of Experts
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee Break
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| 16:00-16:30 |
Wrap-up Session and Closing
Team of Experts and
Mr. Teruo Ujiie
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