Canadian WTO Appeal: Amicus Briefs
Report
The Amicus Brief Fiasco
(In advance of hearing the Canadian Appeal the WTO invites interested parties to submit amicus briefs - but there's a catch...)
Procedure
Application to Submit an Amicus Brief
(This WTO document describes the procedure and critera for obtaining leave to submit an amicus brief.) [JPEG 198K]
Rejections
Rejection Letter
(All applications are rejected and their authors receive standard letters giving the same 'reason' for 'failure to comply.') [JPEG 42K]
Some of the Applications
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
(The ICFTU represents 126 million members.) [JPEG 150K]
The American Public Health Association (AMPHA)
(This Association represents over 50,000 public health professionals.) [JPEG 59K]
The Occupational and Environmental Diseases Association (OEDA)
(A long-established UK Charity with a particular interest in asbestos issues.) [JPEG 139K]
Joint Application
(A joint application made on behalf of six organizations prominent in the field of occupational and environmental health.) [JPEG 306K]
Professor Robert Lloyd Howse
(A respected academic, prominent in the field of international trade law, particularly WTO law. ) [HTML 19K]
Correspondence
The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development
(On rejection of their application the foundation seeks clarification from the WTO.) [JPEG 55K]
Standard Reply to Query
(The WTO returns a standard reply to the query from the above applicant.) [JPEG 45K]
Another Standard Reply
(It appears all requests for clarification are stonewalled.) [JPEG 49K]
September 3, 2001
