WTO’s Dispute Resolution and the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC)

-It is an timed paper on Tuesday, April 12, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Toronto time. The duration is three hours.
-I will send you the question at 9 am.
-Four specific themes can be found below. Two narrower questions will be asked based on two of these themes.

• Write your answers in the Word file I will send you. Submit your file through Quercus before the deadline.
• You are expected to be familiar with, and to base your answers on, the class notes and the required videos and required readings assigned in the course. The use of suggested readings or additional credible sources will not be penalized, but it is not expected.
• Make sure all the relevant personal information (e.g., name, student number) is on the first page. Failure to do so might result in a penalty.
• If you quote directly from a source or an author, list the author’s name, year of publication and page (if available) in parenthesis in the text and in a more detailed form at the end of your answer (I do not insist on a specific format). See the exam sheet for an illustration for in-text citation.
• Your text should be written in full sentences. A specific font size will be required. Paragraphs should be organized in a clear and coherent fashion (typically one idea per paragraph). Do not overuse block quotes. Occasional use of bullet points to list arguments for and against a proposition is acceptable.
• Your answer should be written from a first-person perspective (i.e., use “I”, “me”, and “my” in this assignment).
• Please note that there might not always be a right or wrong answer. If you are asked to give your opinion, make sure to explain what the problem raised in the question is about, present arguments on both sides of the controversy if warranted, and come up with a conclusion that is backed up with the arguments you have discussed in earlier paragraphs.
• There is no specific word or page limits, but you are not expected to submit more material than could be written in 3 hours in the context of an open book examination. Overly long answers will be penalized.
• Please note that one question might be worth more than another. I suggest you answer them accordingly (i.e., devote more space and time to the one that is worth more.)

This examination is worth 20% of your course grade. Answer all questions drawing on class material and course readings/videos to support your answers. The use of additional sources is not expected. Each question is worth 10 marks for an examination total of 20 marks 

You can use a combination of complete sentences and bullet points to answer the questions in the space provided 

Answer all questions in Times New Roman or Arial 11-point font, single or double spaced.

In answering the questions, you do not have to provide references for lecture material other than the lecture number (e.g., lecture 7), but you must provide references for any ideas, arguments or wording from the readings with in-text citations as follows (author, year of publication and page numbers, if applicable), for example (Anwar, 2014: 847). Put the full reference in a bibliography at the end of your answer. The style doesn’t matter as long as the full information (author(s), title, source, year, page numbers, web link if available) is included.

Completed examinations must be submitted by 12pm, April 12 to Quercus. Contact me immediately at

Late submissions will not be accepted.