We also thank the numerous communities, including the human rights and trade communities around the world, that have provided the support and inspiration that made this project a reality.
We owe special gratitude to the unique team of Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic—both dear friends and valued colleagues—who encouraged us to pursue the idea of the human rights/trade intersection in a critical and self-critical way. We also owe special thanks to our research assistants Veronica Arenas, Vatrice Perrin, Paola Chavarro, Joshua Clark, Joanna Theiss, Robert Bowser, Reka Toth, Trisha Low, and Geraldine Rosso. We owe exceptional gratitude to Cindy Zimmerman, a faculty assistant and word processing and editing genius, whose work has been invaluable in the production and completion of this book.
At NYU Press, Deborah Gershenowitz helped us launch the project, kept in close touch throughout the process, and saw the book to completion. She deserves special mention.
We have produced this work at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Dean Robert Jerry has been generous with his support and personal encouragement.
Finally we want to thank our family and friends for unselfishly providing time, understanding, emotional support, nourishment, and much-needed reality checks.
Acronyms
| AAWH | American Association for World Health |
| ABA | American Bar Association |
| ACHR | American Convention on Human Rights |
| ATCA/ATS | Alien Tort Claims Act/Alien Tort Statute |
| BFOQ | Bonafide Occupational Qualification |
| CAFC | Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba |
| CAFTA–DR–US | Central American–Dominican Republic–United States Free Trade Agreement |
| CAHR | Center for the Advancement of Human Rights |
| CAN | Andean Community of Nations (in Spanish) |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CCIC | Canadian Council for International Cooperation |
| CDA | Cuban Democracy Act |
| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| CERD | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
| CEWFCL | Convention Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour |
| CFC | Chlorofluorocarbon |
| CIEL | Center for International Environmental Law |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius Commission |
| CRC | Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRDS | Convention on Rights and Duties of States |
| CSI | Center for Study of Intelligence |
| DEVAW | Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DRRP | Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice |
| DSU | Dispute Settlement Understanding |
| EC | European Communities |
| EPZ | Export Processing Zone |
| EU | European Union |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FTA | Free Trade Agreement |
| FTAA | Free Trade Area of the Americas |
| GATS | General Agreement on Trade in Services |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GMO | Genetically Modified Organism |
| GSP | Generalized System of Preferences |
| HRC | Human Rights Center |
| HRW | Human Rights Watch |
| IACHR | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights |
| IATP | Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy |
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICESCR | International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights |
| ICJ | International Court of Justice |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IIE | Institute of International Economics |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IPR | Intellectual Property Rights |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ITC | (U.S.) International Trade Commission |
| LDC | Less-developed Country |
| Libertad | Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act |
| LMO | Living Modified Organism |
| MCCA | Central American Common Market (in Spanish) |
| MERCOSUR | Common Market of the South (in Spanish) |
| MFN | Most-favored Nation |
| MIF | Multilateral Investment Fund |
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