T. Epps, International Trade and Health Protection:A Critical Assessment of the WTO's SPS Agreement,Cheltenham, UK: Elgar International Economic Law, 2008,305 pages. ISBN 978-1-84-720657-2.

摘要

Tracey Epps' critical assessment of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement (SPS) is aimed at determining whether there is an appropriate balance between conflicting domestic health protection and trade liberalization objectives. The SPS Agreement allows WTO Members to adopt SPS measures necessary to protect health, provided they are based on scientific evidence. The author's main conclusion is that certain aspects of the scientific-based framework of the SPS Agreement are questionable, but it is the best way to deal with the permanent conflict between health and trade.