However, the opposite applies to trade disputes, for which a dispute settlement mechanism is provided together with the possibility of sanctions. We know from the WTO that environmental laws are regularly sidelined as the result of such disputes.
Omvendt har man imidlertid husket at få en dispute settlement-mekanisme med sanktionsmulighed for handelstvister med. Fra WTO ved vi imidlertid, at den slags tvister ofte fører til, at miljølove bliver sat ud af kraft.