A/HRC/33/40 its treaty obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the exception provided for in GATT Article XX (d). This raises an issue of “fragmentation of international law”. Does your country have local content policies? If yes, please give an example. The WTO’s Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMS) prohibits the use of local content policies in goods. Has this been an impediment to your industrialization strategies or to the promotion of local employment? 11. What are the pros and cons of creating a dispute settlement mechanism within WTO competence to examine human rights violations resulting from the application of WTO agreements, rules and regulations? 12. What other recourse and remedies would be available to States, corporations, groups and individuals, including indigenous peoples, in a situation where human rights are violated as a consequence of the application of WTO agreements concerning agriculture and the environment. Would a petitions mechanism assist in reaching friendly settlement? 28 GE.16-11938

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