ABSTRACT
The large number of international environmental agreements has been negotiated without explicit measures to resolve the frequently overlapping and conflicting goals of economic regimes. 1 The relative strength between environmental and economic regimes, whether in terms of power and interest structure or in terms of normative persuasion, has yet to be put to any ultimate test. This article examines the interrelationship between one environmental and one trade-related regime, dealing with biodiversity and intellectual property rights respectively.
