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The 17th annual Henry
Morris Lecture in
International and Comparative Law
April 4, 2006 AT 12 noon
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"Decision-making in the WTO"
Mitsuo Matsushita
Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Tokyo
» DECISION-MAKING IN THE WTO: THE GOALS
AND CHALLENGES OF
WTO JURISPRUDENCE
The WTO has achieved remarkable success in resolving
international trade disputes. Over the past ten years, it has
successfully handled approximately 400 cases. Professor Matsushita
will discuss decision-making by the Appellate Body, which is the
appeals tribunal of the WTO and its key judicial institution.
He will explain the dynamics of decision-making and the factors
that influence decisions, using examples from specific cases such
as those involving environmental regulations and food safety.
Professor Matsushita was a member of the Appellate Body for five
years, and will discuss his experiences as part of the institution
that makes the final decisions in trade cases. His lecture will
conclude by analyzing the challenges faced by the dispute-resolution
procedures of the WTO.
» ABOUT MITSUO MATSUSHITA
Mitsuo Matsushita is professor emeritus of law at
Tokyo University and of counsel to Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu,
a leading international law firm in Tokyo. Professor Matsushita
is an internationally recognized Japanese expert in the field
of competition law and international economic law. He received
a Ph.D. degree from Tulane University in 1962 and a D.Jur. degree
from Tokyo University in 1968. He has held professorships in Japan
at Sophia University, Tokyo University and Seikei University.
Professor Matsushita has been a visiting professor of law at Harvard
University, University of Michigan, Columbia University, Monash
University in Australia, and the College of Europe in Belgium.
He is the author of numerous books and articles on various aspects
of international trade, competition, and investment law.
Professor Matsushita is a founding member of the
Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization, where he served
from 1995-2000. He has been part of Japan’s Ministry of Finance,
Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Telecommunications
and Posts, serving as a member of various councils on telecommunications,
customs and tariffs, export and import transactions, and industrial
property. He is currently a member of the Industrial Structure
Council of the Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry, and
a member of the Office of the Trade and Investment Ombudsman focusing
on market access issues. He also serves as a member of the advisory
board of the Academy of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
» ABOUT THE LECTURE
This program is funded through the Henry Morris Endowment. An
1889 graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, Henry Crittendon
Morris (1863-1948) enjoyed a distinguished career as an international
lawyer and diplomat. During 25 years of foreign service prior
to World War I, Mr. Morris served as the United States Consul
in Ghent, Belgium, and as secretary to Chief Justice Fuller at
the Permanent International Court at the Hague. When the war broke
out, he returned to Chicago to coordinate Red Cross and Liberty
Loan campaigns on behalf of the American war effort.
Mr. Morris was a member of the American Society
of International Law and a number of other organizations devoted
to improving international relations. He was the author of The
History of Colonization from the Earliest Times to the Present
Day (1906). The French government made him a chevalier of the
French Legion of Honor in 1937.
The public is cordially invited to attend the lecture.
The lecture is free and no
registration is required. For more information, please call 312/906-5090.
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