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Roberto Echandi
Bio
B.A. in Law Studies at Universidad de Costa Rica;
LL.M. at University of Michigan Law School; Ann Arbor, MI, M.Phil in Latin
American Studies, University of Oxford, England; S.J.D. Doctoral Candidate at
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI.
Since October 2002 Mr. Echandi was appointed by the
Government of Costa Rica as Special Attaché for Internacional Trade Issues with
USA (Embajador Especial Adjunto para Asuntos Comerciales) for the Ministry of
Foreign Trade. He is currently participating in the negotiations for the Central
American Free Trade Agreement as chief negotiator in two of the negotiating
groups, Services and Investment and Technical Assistance.
Before 2002, he was project coordinator for the OECD’s Caribbean Rim
Investment Initiative (CRII). He has been Visiting Professor of Law, Visiting
Scholar and Fellow at the Institute for International Economic Law (IIEL) of the
Georgetown University Law Center. He has also served as Director-General for
International Trade at the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, as legal
advisor to the Appellate Body Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
in Geneva, Switzerland, and as professor of international trade law at the
Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Costa Rica.
In addition to his ongoing research on Trade and Investment Negotiations in the
FTAA context, his has publications on International Trade Law, in particular
issues related to dispute settlement, services and all related issues to
regional integration development.
Academic
Background
Areas
of Expertise
Present
Position (s)
Previous
Position (s)
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Coordinator of the OECD's “Caribbean Rim Investment
Initiative” (CRII)
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Director-General for International Trade at the
Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica
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Legal advisor to the Appellate Body Secretariat of
the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland
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Professor of international trade law at the
Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Costa Rica
Other
Activities and Memberships
Latest Publications
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"Regional Institutions and Dispute Settlement
Mechanisms", in Beyond Borders: The New Regionalism in Latin America, Economic
and Social Progress in Latin America: 2002 Report, Inter-American Development
Bank, Washington D.C.
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"Regional Trade Integration in the Americas in the
1990s: Reflections on Some Trends and Their Implications for the Multilateral
Trade System" en Journal of International Economic Law, Vol.4, 2001. Oxford
University Press, Oxford, U.K.
Current
Research Projects
Recommended
Links
Areas of Interest
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