李柏翰、黃海寧、羅勝軒:外本勞基本工資脫鉤政策是否違反國際規範之初步分析

李柏翰:東吳大學法學院法律研究所國際法組四年級
黃海寧:國立臺灣大學法律研究所國際法組二年級
羅勝軒:東吳大學法學院法律研究所國際法組碩士

壹、     前言

有關日前行政院勞委會登廣告指出:「我國為世界貿易組織(WTO)成員,且各國簽訂自由貿易協定(FTA)時,必含勞動條款,外勞如不適用基本工資,恐將因違反國際經貿組織的公平貿易原則,不僅不利推動與外國簽訂自由貿易協定,並易遭致國際勞工組織或消費者團體的抵制,產品出口受限,反而影響我國經濟發展。」

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譚偉恩:Food Insecurity – Why is it the Common Threat to Powers & How do We Deal with It?

Wei-en Tan
Member of Slow Food, NYC

Reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) and designing the Post-Kyoto Climate Regime tend to dominate discussions on climate change so far.[1] But to the booming world population, one emerging issue caused by climate change may be even more worth noting and demand no delay: food insecurity.

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林永樂:Those Islands Belong to Taiwan

(本文於 2012年10月18日刊登於 Foreign Policy 網站,請點選連結觀看原文

The longstanding territorial dispute over the Diaoyutai Islands has once again flared up.  The Japanese government’s recent unilateral move on Sept. 11, 2012 to “nationalize” three of the islands, known as “Senkaku” in Japanese, through a purported “purchase” has reignited tensions in East Asia. But while most attention has focused on the standoff between China and Japan, the Diaoyutai Islands actually form an inherent part of the territory of the Republic of China (Taiwan) based on the islands’ geographical location, geological structure, relevant historical evidence, and international law. Japan’s claim over the islands simply does not stand up to close scrutiny.

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