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CFC
|
Chlorofluorocarbon
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CIEL
|
Center for International Environmental Law
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Codex
|
Codex Alimentarius Commission
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CRC
|
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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CRDS
|
Convention on Rights and Duties of States
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CSI
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Center for Study of Intelligence
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DEVAW
|
Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women
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DHHS
|
Department of Health and Human Services
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DRRP
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Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice
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DSU
|
Dispute Settlement Understanding
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EC
|
European Communities
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EPZ
|
Export Processing Zone
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EU
|
European Union
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FDA
|
Food and Drug Administration
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FLSA
|
Fair Labor Standards Act
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FTA
|
Free Trade Agreement
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FTAA
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Free Trade Area of the Americas
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GATS
|
General Agreement on Trade in Services
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GATT
|
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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GDP
|
Gross Domestic Product
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GMO
|
Genetically Modified Organism
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GSP
|
Generalized System of Preferences
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HRC
|
Human Rights Center
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HRW
|
Human Rights Watch
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IACHR
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
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IATP
|
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
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ICCPR
|
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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ICESCR
|
International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
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ICJ
|
International Court of Justice
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IDB
|
Inter-American Development Bank
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IFC
|
International Finance Corporation
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IIE
|
Institute of International Economics
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ILO
|
International Labour Organization
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IMF
|
International Monetary Fund
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IPR
|
Intellectual Property Rights
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ISO
|
International Organization for Standardization
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ITC
|
(U.S.) International Trade Commission
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LDC
|
Less-developed Country
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Libertad
|
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act
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LMO
|
Living Modified Organism
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MCCA
|
Central American Common Market (in Spanish)
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MERCOSUR
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Common Market of the South (in Spanish)
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MFN
|
Most-favored Nation
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MIF
|
Multilateral Investment Fund
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MMPA
|
Marine Mammal Protection Act
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MSPA
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Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
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NAAEC
|
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
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NAALC
|
North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
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NAFTA
|
North American Free Trade Agreement
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NGO
|
Nongovernmental Organization
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OAS
|
Organization of American States
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OECD
|
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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OSAGI
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Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
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OUSGA
|
Office of the Under Secretary for Global Affairs
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PCIJ
|
Permanent Court of International Justice
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PPM
|
Processes or Production Methods
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PPP
|
Purchasing Power Parity
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PVA
|
Polyvinyl Alcohol
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SPS
|
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
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TBT
|
Technical Barriers to Trade
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TNC
|
Transnational Corporation
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TRIPS
|
Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
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UNCESCR
|
UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
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UNCHR
|
UN Commission on Human Rights
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UNDP
|
UN Development Programme
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UNESCO
|
UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation
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UNIFEM
|
UN Development Fund for Women
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USTR
|
U.S. Trade Representative
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VTVPA
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Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act
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WEDO
|
Women’s Environment and Development Organization
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WIPO
|
World Intellectual Property Organization
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WTC
|
World Trade Court (the authors’ more descriptive term for the WTO’s Appellate Body)
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