摘要
Sincethe1970s,environmentalissueshavegraduallyassumedimportanceintradediscussions.Tradeliberalizationandenvironmentalprotectionhavebecomeincreasinglyinterlinkedbecauseofthemarkeddevelopmentofinternationaltradeanditsseriouslydegradingeffectontheenvironment.TheWTO,asthesoleinternationalorganizationregulatingtrade,hasinevitablycomeintothespotlight.AclearreferencetotheimportanceofsustainabledevelopmentliesinthepreambleoftheWTOandintheestablishmentofanewCommitteeonTradeandEnvironment(CTE).However,theroleoftheWTOinthisissueisstillhotlydebated.LiberalistsmaintainthattheWTO,asatrade-regulatingbody,hasgonetoofarinenvironmentalprotectionwhilstenvironmentalistsclaimthattheWTOhasnotgonefarenough.ThispaperattemptstoanalyzetheroleoftheWTOinthecomplicatedlinkagebetweentradeliberalizationandenvironmentalprotection,concludingthatonlyundercertaincircumstancescantheWTOplayanactiveroleinmakingtradeliberalizationandenvironmentalprotectionmutuallysupportive.
出版日期
2010年01月11日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
