Below are links to trade-related disputes from the Caribbean Court of Justice and from the World Trade Organisation’s dispute settlement body in which Caribbean countries were involved either as complainants or third parties:
Caribbean Court of Justice – Original Jurisdiction
The Caribbean Court of Justice in its original jurisdiction hears disputes between parties to the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. Below are its major decisions so far:
TCL & Arawak Cement Ltd v Barbados
Tomlinson v Belize & Trinidad & Tobago
Rudisa Beverages & Juices v Guyana
TCL v The CARICOM Competition Commission
Trinidad Cement Limited v The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Trinidad Cement Limited v Guyana
Trinidad Cement Limited v Guyana
World Trade Organisation Dispute Settlement Body
Below are some of the major WTO disputes in which Caribbean countries have been complainants or third parties:
Dominican Republic — Safeguard Measures on Imports of Polypropylene Bags and Tubular Fabric
United States — Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling and Betting Services
United States — Tax Treatment for “Foreign Sales Corporations”
European Communities — Export Subsidies on Sugar