Full Description
The book examines trade agreements in the context of the current world economic crisis and the uncompleted World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round of trade negotiations. With economies shrinking and protectionism on the rise, many fear a protracted global recession. This raises important questions as to what role trade agreements - multilateral, plurilateral, and bilateral - should be playing in the current climate of uncertainty, and how best to plan for a more stable economic future. Previous assumptions are now being questioned, making this an opportune time to critically examine the WTO, free trade agreements, bilateral investment treaties, and other international economic law instruments. Furthermore, participants in international agreements are concerned with emerging issues that have the potential to strengthen or weaken the global trading system, including matters of treaty interpretation; terms of new agreements; and effects of existing provisions.
This book provides a timely addition to the international economic law literature, as its submissions have been prepared during a time of unusual uncertainty and economic change; individuals interested in international economic law will seek scholarship that recognizes the current international economic climate. This book should be of interest to a wide range of academics and student researchers, as well as policymakers and practitioners.
Contents
Part I: Trade Agreements and Dispute Settlement 1. What to Do When Disagreement Strikes?: The Complexity of Dispute Settlement under Trade Agreements 2. Expanding the Trade Litigator's Toolkit: Developing Tools to Achieve Effective and Legitimate Resolution of Disputes under PACER Plus and Other Trade Agreements 3. Exploring the Differences Between WTO and Investment Treaty Dispute Resolution 4. The WTO Standard of Review: A Means to Strengthen the Trading System Part II Trade Agreements in the Modern Era: A Focus on the Asia-Pacific 5. Market Access: An Institutional Challenge to China 6. China's Regionalism: Working Towards a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership? 7. Asia-Pacific Product Safety Regulation in an FTA Era Part III: Evolving Trade Agreement Dynamics: Challenging Established Concepts 8. Regulatory Cooperation and Free Trade Agreements 9. Implementation and Monitoring of Process and Production Methods 10. The International Law Commission Work on MFN Clauses - A Worthwhile Venture 11. The TRIPS Agreement and Cross-Retaliation
