This chapter examines the interface between World Trade Organization (WTO) law and the large number of dispute settlement panels that can potentially exist under regional trade agreements (RTA). It argues that the interpretation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and other RTA should subject to the principles of Articles 31 and 32 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT). It explains that NAFTA and RTA panels are likely to seek guidance from WTO case law as a matter of practice in situations where the NAFTA or RTA directly incorporates WTO provisions.

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The last two decades have seen great economic change in Asia and this has impacted upon the vexed question of access to affordable healthcare and medicines in many Asian states. In this book Locknie Hsu examines the issue of access to medicines in Asia from a fresh perspective which embraces trade and investment law, innovation, intellectual property law, competition policy and public health issues. Hsu explores the key evolving legal issues in these areas, including ASEAN integration, free trade agreement negotiations (such as those for the TPP), bilateral investment agreements and significant court decisions. The book goes on to present proposals for steps to be taken in addressing access to medicines in Asia and will be useful to academic researchers, regulators, law-makers and global organizations involved in the issues surrounding access to affordable healthcare and medicines.