Socio-Legal Perspectives on the Adjudication of Cultural Diversity Disputes in International Economic Law

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10900/96855
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-dspace-968559
http://dx.doi.org/10.15496/publikation-38238
http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-dspace-968556
http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-dspace-968555
Dokumentart: Article
Date: 2011
Source: Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 1-4, 2011
Language: English
Faculty: Kriminologisches Repository
Department: Kriminologie
DDC Classifikation: 340 - Law
Keywords: Internationale Gerichtsbarkeit
Other Keywords:
Cultural diversity
international economic law
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Abstract:

This article explores and critically assesses the recent case law adjudicated by WTO panels and investment arbitral tribunals on cultural diversity related disputes. Adopting a socio-legal approach, this study focuses on the role that adjudicators have played in mapping the interactions between international economic law and the international cultural law i.e. international law protecting cultural diversity. While arbitrators have started to accommodate cultural values in argumentation patterns, WTO panels and even the WTO Appellate Body have adopted a more cautious approach. This paper identifies the socio-legal reasons that may contribute to these different approaches. This study will proceed as follows. First, I will briefly define the multifaceted concept of cultural diversity and sketch out the relevant UNESCO instrument. Second, I shall analyze the available dispute settlement mechanisms. Third, the conflict areas between international economic law and cultural diversity law will be scrutinized through the analysis of some relevant case studies. Fourth, this contribution critically assesses the role that adjudicators play in adjudicating interdisciplinary disputes. Finally, some conclusions will be drawn.

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