Settlement of Disputes Under the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement
Article from: TDM 4 (2009), in Latin America
Abstract
The Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) is one of nearly a dozen post-North American Free Trade Agreements (NAFTA) free trade agreements (FTAs) that the United States has concluded with nations in Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia since 2000. All of these newer agreements are based on NAFTA, but they differ in significant respects, particularly in the chapters relating to dispute settlement. Most significantly, the changes reflect U.S. government experience with NAFTA dispute settlement, particularly with regard to actions ...