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Earthjustice's Citizen Submissions

Commission For Environmental Cooperation Between Chile And Canada (Established Under The Environmental "Side Agreement" To The Chile-Canada Free Trade Agreement):
Citizens' complaint concerning the failure of the Chilean environmental authority to enforce Chile's environmental laws with respect to the Cascada-Chile project.

Submission to the Canada-Chile Commission for Environmental Cooperation (english)

Petición a la Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental Entre Canadá y Chile (español)

North American Commission On Environmental Cooperation (CEC) (Established Under The Environmental "Side Agreement" To NAFTA):

BC Hydro: Submission concerning Canada's failure to enforce its Fisheries Act against BC Hydro's hydroelectric power operations, which managed water flows in a manner harmful to fish stocks.

Canadian Logging Practices: Submission concerning Canada's failure to regulate logging practices that harmed the habitat of transboundary fish populations.

Citizen Submissions To The World Trade Organization:

European Communities - Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones):
Amicus curiae submissions defending the right of the European Union to use precautionary trade measures to protect against human health risks from hormone-treated meat.

Comments to the World Trade Organization

Comments to the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization

United States - Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products
Amicus curiae submissions defending US law banning import of shrimp from countries using shrimping methods harmful to endangered sea turtles.

Scientists' Statement to the World Trade Organization

Comments to the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization

Comments to the World Trade Organization (Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU of Malaysia)

Petitions Submitted Under The U.S. Pelly Amendment:

Canada - Taku River
Petition concerning the proposed development of a mine, which includes a 95-mile access road into the previously undeveloped and largely undisturbed Taku River watershed flowing from Canada to Alaska.

Canada - Endangered Species Act
Petition concerning Canada's failure to regulate to regulate logging practices that harmed the habitat of transboundary fish populations.

South Korea - Illegal Trade in Bear Parts
Petition concerning South Korea's failure to take effective action to limit the illegal trade in bear parts.

Petitions To Participate In International Investment Disputes:

Amended Petition to Appear as Amici Curiae in the Arbitration under Chapter 11 of the NAFTA and the UNCITEAL Arbitration Rules between Methanex Corporation and United States of America
Intervention opposing Canadian corporation's use of NAFTA's investment protections to demand $1 billion compensation for effects of California's ban on toxic substance.

Petition to Intervene in the Arbitration between Aguas del Tunari and the Republic of Bolivia under the Bolivia-Netherlands Investment Agreement and the ICSID Arbitration Rules
Intervention to ensure public voice in confidential arbitration of Bechtel subsidiary's demand that Bolivia pay $25 million after public protest over increased water rates forced termination of water privatization contract.

Suits For Participation In Government Trade-Advisory Bodies:

Northwest Ecosystem Alliance, et al. v. Office of the US Trade Representative and US Department of Commerce (US District Court for the Western District of Washington)

Plaintiffs-Appellees' Brief

Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction

Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss
Suit challenging US Trade Representative's use of committees to obtain advice on trade matters related to forest products when those committees are comprised entirely of representatives of industry.

Geoffrey Gamble, et al. v. Office of the US Trade Representative and US Department of Commerce (US District Court for the District of Columbia)

Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and in Support of Intervenor-Defendants' Motion to Dismiss
Intervention defending right of US Trade Representative to place environmental representative on committee to obtain advice on trade matters related to chemicals.

Suits Related To International Trade Negotiations:

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Friends of the Earth (FOE) and Public Citizen v. Office of the US Trade Representative (US District Court for the District of Columbia, 2001)

Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, and in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment

Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment
Suit to force US Trade Representative to disclose US position in negotiating environmentally harmful rules in the US-Chile Free Trade Agreement.

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) v. Office of the US Trade Representative (US District Court for the District of Columbia, 2001)

Plaintiff's Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, and in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment

Reply Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment
Suit to force US Trade Representative to disclose US position in negotiating environmentally harmful rules in the Free Trade Area of the Americas.

Laws

Fisheries Act (Pelly Amendment)

Freedom of Information Act (5 USC 552)

Migratory Bird Treaty Act