Publications -- Irene McConnell

Selected Publications and Presentations

• "The Asbestos Case at the World Trade Organization: The Treatment of Public Health Regulations under the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade 1994 and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade". Tulsa Journal of Comparative and International Law, Fall 2002.
• "Free Trade Agreement of the Americas: Rules for Trade and Environment", public presentation sponsored by the Sierra Youth Club, University of Calgary, March 15, 2001.
• "WTO Jurisprudence on GATT Article XX Extends Scope for Environmental Regulation", Resources, No. 71, November 2000, published by the Canadian Institute of Resources Law, University of Calgary.
• "A Theory of Trade and Environment: Explaining Trade and Environment Conflicts in the WTO", public lecture presented as part of the EVDS International Trade and Environment course, October 15, 2000.
• Academic review of a report on the trade implications of labelling genetically-modified products, commissioned by the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee, a government body established to provide advice to the Government of Canada, September 2000.
• "Sustainable Development and the World Trade Organization", chapter in L. J. Griffiths and P. Houlihan, Sustainable Development in Canada: Into the Next Millennium, Canadian Bar Association, 2000.
• "Looking Back at the 'Battle of Seattle': Understanding the WTO and the Roots of Civil Society's Rage", Parkland Post, May 2000, published by the Parkland Institute, University of Alberta.
• "International Dimensions of Environmental Management Systems", paper prepared for the Conference on Energy and Environment, March 24-25, 2000, Calgary, Canada. The conference was sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association and the Inter-American Bar Association
• Book Review - NAFTA and the Energy Charter Treaty: Compliance with, Implementation and Effectiveness of International Investment Agreements (2000) 11(1) Util. Law Rev.30. (U.K.)
• Trade and the Environment: Defining a Role for the World Trade Organization, Doctoral thesis, University of Toronto, Canada, 1999.
• Is the WTO Trading away the Future? Paper and lecture presented at the University of Calgary, WTO Seattle Ministerial Teach-in, November 30, 1999.
• Book review - The Energy Charter Treaty: An East-West Gateway for Investment & Trade, Thomas W. Wälde, ed. (London: Kluwer Law, 1996) in (1998) 9(4) Utilities Law Review 202. (U.K.)
• A report on the Energy Charter Treaty and bilateral agreements between the European Community and Eastern European countries. The report was prepared for the Canadian Institute of Resources Law on commission from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Environment. The report was part of a larger study entitled The Petroleum Sector in Regional and Bilateral Agreements, November 1998
• Implications of the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement for Economic Development in the Arctic. Study conducted for the Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development, April 1997.
• The Legality of National Environmental Standards under GATT and NAFTA, paper presented to The Calgary Bar Association joint meeting of the Environmental Law and International Business Law sections, February 7, 1995.
• The Draft Alberta Water Conservation and Management Act: Implications for International Trade Law (1994) 9 (No. 4) Env'l Law Centre News Brief 4, published by the Environmental Law Centre, University of Alberta.
• Balancing Trade and Environment: The EC and NAFTA, co-author with Catherine Redgwell (1994) 2 Env'l Liability 97. (U.K.)
• Trading Natural Resource Goods and Protecting the Environment, (1994) 12 Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law 151.
• Trading Energy and Protecting the Environment: Issues under GATT and NAFTA, paper written in partial fulfilment of the SJD requirements of the University of Toronto, April 1994.
• Environmental Protection and Trade in Energy under the North American Free Trade Agreement: Implications for International Competitiveness, paper presented at the International Bar Association Conference, Section on Energy and Natural Resources Law, April 24-29, 1994 Barcelona, Spain.
• Treatment of Standards under the North American Free Trade Agreement: Integrating Trade and Environment, LL.M. thesis, University of Calgary, 1993.
• Managing Financial Affairs after Mental Incapacity Strikes: Using and Enduring Power of Attorney, Update, Atkinson McMahon client newsletter, January 1992.
• Environmental Regulation: Recent Government Initiatives, Update, Atkinson McMahon client newsletter, March 1991.
• Construction Law and Legal Remedies: Liability in Negligence, paper presented for Construction Law Seminar, Calgary, April 1991.
• Calculating a Gross Overriding Royalty: Can Royalty Payable be Reduced by the Alberta Cost of Service?, Update, Atkinson McMahon client newsletter, November 1991.
• Issues in Insurance Law: Occupiers' Liability; Subrogated Actions between Landlord and Tenant, Exclusions in Comprehensive General Liability Policies, paper and seminar presentation to The Sovereign General Insurance Company, Calgary, February 1990.
• Regulatory Procedures Manual: Amauligak Field Development and Beaufort Oil Pipeline, co-author of compliance manual, Gulf Canada Resources Limited, April 1989.
• A New Twist to the Comprehensive General Liability Pollution Exclusion Clause, Update, Atkinson McMahon client newsletter, November 1990.