UPAYA INDONESIA DALAM PENYELESAIAN SENGKETA ROKOK KRETEK DENGAN AMERIKA SERIKAT
Abstract
This paper will discuss about Indonesia’s efforts in resolving
the dispute of clove cigarette with the United States. The dynamic shows
that, on September 2009 the US enacted the “Family Smoking
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act”, the point of that act is prohibit
the circulation of flavored cigarettes (clove, strawberry, grape,
chocolate, vanilla, coffee) exclude menthol cigarettes. Indonesia as a
country which producing the clove cigarettes must be falling on to the
detriment due to the regulation which enacted by the US is too
discriminatory and not based on the scientific evidence. This research
using a method of library research such collecting the data and
information from books, scientific journals and official publications at
offline and online media. Using an analytical framework based on the
concept of the international regime, the author concludes that, besides
using bilateral diplomacy and negotiation steps, the dispute settlement
path through the DSB WTO becomes a wise step for Indonesia in
resolving the clove cigarette dispute with US.