It has developed alongside a similar body of international law governing trade, finance, and the exploitation of natural resources such as the sea.
They were breaking the cardinal rule of international trade law, at least according to the government of Antigua.
Sustained prosperity needs certain foundations: the rule of law, freedom to trade and the ability to realize the fruits of one's efforts are three of them.
NGOs (staffed overwhelmingly with lawyers) have concentrated on training and providing information on the arcana of trade law to delegates from poor countries.
The president's underlying argument is that only tighter security, a stronger state and the rule of law will allow trade unionists, like other Colombians, to live safely.
We are grumpy because we have learned, to our surprise and chagrin, that our trust has been misplaced and that our concept of the rule of law, from torture to trade agreements, differs radically from that of the United States.
Instead, trademark law protects brand names, logos, symbols, designs and other optional elements of apparel and accessories, and trade dress law protects the design, packaging or appearance of apparel and accessories, solely to the extent they identify the source and origin of such products.
Sound money, low taxes, the rule of law, minimal government interference and open trade are core principles of economic progress.
Last summer, a trade tribunal backed a complaint by Alberta's government that the margarine law amounted to an unfair restraint of trade.
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Then in September the government passed a law to permit the formation of trade unions.
David Cameron has warned Russia that corruption, bureaucracy and an inconsistent approach to the rule of law was holding back trade relations with Britain.
Weaker rule of law contributes to fostering vulnerabilities and access points for theft of trade secrets.
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The move follows U.S. President Barack Obama's signing on Dec. 31 of a law imposing sanctions against banks that trade with the Iran's central bank, through which much of Iranian oil sales are cleared.
However, the lifting of most elements of the trade embargo, which is part of a law (the Helms-Burton Act) that could only be changed by the US Congress, would require negotiations and concessions by Cuba.
He got a doctorate in economics, worked briefly at the Communist Party's Institute of Marxism-Leninism, and advised the Solidarity trade union before the imposition of martial law in 1981.
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It occurred because billions of souls have been able to pull themselves out of poverty thanks to global free trade, property rights, the rule of law and entrepreneurship.
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Add in the exports of related services, such as law, accountancy and consulting, and the trade surplus rises above 3% of GDP.
The antidote is international political discipline and a re-commitment to free trade and rule of law, even in the face of distress.
And for the reasons I have given I think it was wrong in law to say that the positioning of a trade mark was irrelevant where it interfered with one of the key features of the design (simplicity and plainness).
The prospect of further industrial action has led some senior Tory figures, including Mayor of London Boris Johnson, to call for changes to trade union law to ensure that strike ballots can be lawful only if 50% of union members take part.
The article describes banking regulators abdicating their duty to refer cases of misconduct to law enforcement for prosecution and of prosecutors abdicating their duty to ply their trade vigoriously.
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Free trade is built on the law of comparative advantage: everyone benefits when everyone can offer what they do best and most efficiently.
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The London-based International Union of Sex Workers, which recently affiliated to the GMB, one of Britain's largest trade unions, is campaigning for changes in the law, arguing that the prohibition of soliciting increases the risk of violence, forcing prostitutes to rely on pimps for protection.
For all his faults, Bill Clinton shifted the Democratic Party's centre of gravity on free trade, and law and order.
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That learning and training process could take one to two decades, said Wang Jiangyu, a trade law professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
As for dampening our ardour for a successful agreement at the upcoming Doha round of trade talks, the new farm law, if anything, provides even greater impetus for our negotiators.
The best way to address it is rule of law, property rights, free speech, free trade and honest government (which can then be trusted to look after sanitation and public health).
But, although Longbridge plays a big role in the local economy, it is the expansion of services such as the conference trade, law and accounting which have been the big job generators in the west Midlands in recent years.
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