China and the WTO An Australian Perspective

Paper Presentations, Lectures and Seminars

1998

9 September 1998, The Current State of the Accession Negotiation, Graeme Thomson, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

8 October 1998, The Impact of Accession upon Australian Industry: Brent Davis Australian Chamber of Commerce; Lyal Howard, National Farmers’ Federation; Barry Vellnagel Minerals Council of Australia.

October 1998, The Role of Lawyers and Legal Services in China: Pat Brazil International Legal Services Advisory Council; Michael Phelps International Bar Association WTO-OECD Working Group on Legal Services; Daniel Moulis Freehill Hollingdale and Page Solicitors.

1999

13 December 1999 update seminar on "The State of the Negotiations for China's Accession to the WTO's presented by Brett Williams, at ANU Faculty of Law.

2000

By Deborah Z. Cass

22 February 2000 - "The 'Constitutionalization' of International Trade Law" to Staff Seminar at Faculty of Law, Australian National University.

By Brett G Williams

19 May 2000, Canberra - Presentation on Impact of China's Accession to the WTO upon Australian Trade with China to staff of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Canberra.

24 May 2000, Canberra - Talk to ANU Post-Graduate International Trade Regulation class - on Legal History context of China's Negotiation for Accession to the WTO.

1 July 2000, Tsingdau - Talk on Outline of WTO Rules to a Training Session in Tsingdau for Provincial Officials organized by World Trade Training and Research Centre at University of International Business & Economics, Beijing.

6 July 2000, Beijing - Talk on "The WTO Legal System and the Concept of Nullification and Impairment" to PHD students at Law School, Peking University.

13 July 2000, Shanghai - Talk on "The GATS and China's Proposed GATS Commitments" at Shanghai Institute for Foreign Law School .

11 August 2000, Perth - presented paper "How China's Accession to the WTO Will Impact on Australia's Interests in Trade in Agriculture and Services" to a conference on "China's Entry to the World Trade Organisation: a New Era for Australia-China Trade" convened jointly by the Centre for Commercial and Resources law of the University of Western Australia

Sat 9 September 2000, Canberra - presented paper "Legal Implications for Regulation of Trade in Services of China's Accession to the WTO" to a conference "China: Growth Sustainability in the 21^st Century" convened by the China Economy and Business Program of ANU and the Association for Chinese Economic Studies (Australia) Inc at ANU, Canberra on 8-19 September 2000.

19 October 2000, Beijing - presented the paper "China's Approach to Applying the GATT to Agriculture" to a seminar on "Related Legal Issues on China's Accession to the WTO" held by the PRC Ministry of Trade and Economic Cooperation.

20 October 2000, Beijing - gave an informal presentation and question and answer session on the WTO rules on agricultural trade jointly with Mr Peter May to a group of government officials at the Ministry of Agriculture.

28 November 2000 - gave a short lecture on "GATT rules on Agriculture and Forthcoming Agriculture Negotiations" to a delegation visiting the ANU Chinese Economy Program in the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management from the People's Republic of China Ministry of Agriculture.

8 December 2000, Beijing - presented 3 hours of teaching on "Non-violation Cases in WTO Dispute Settlement" at a seminar at the China University of Politics and Law organized by the PRC Ministry of Justice and the China University of Politics and Law.

10 December 2000, Chongqing - presented 3 hours of teaching on "Non-Violation Cases in WTO Dispute Settlement" at a seminar at the South West University of Politics and Law organized by the PRC Ministry of Justice and the South West University of Politics and Law.

12 December 2000, Shanghai - presented 3 hours of teaching on "Non-Violation Cases in WTO Dispute Settlement" at a seminar at the East China University of Politics and Law organized by the PRC Ministry of Justice and the East China University of Politics and Law.

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