Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements Commentary and Analysis

Name: Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements Commentary and Analysis
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ISBN: 9780521878272

ISBN-10: 0521878276

ISBN-13: 9780521878272

Edition: 2008

Authors: Simon Nicholas Lester, Bryan Mercurio, Simon Lester, Simon Nicholas Lester

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As the Doha Development Round trade negotiations have stalled, bilateral and regional free trade agreements have become an important alternative. These agreements have proliferated in recent years, and now all of the major trading countries are engaging in serious bilateral trade negotiations with multiple trading partners. This book provides a comprehensive study of recent bilateral and regional trade agreements. There are two main aspects. First, it surveys the most important recent agreements in relation to each substantive topic covered (e.g. intellectual property, investment, services and social policy) and provides an overview of the law being created in these areas. Second, the…

Book details

List price: $180.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/22/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 490
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.398



List of contributors


Acknowledgements


Foreword


Table of cases


Table of Treaties and International Agreements


Table of abbreviations



Introduction



Introduction




Economics and politics of PTAs



The economics of PTAs




The political economy of PTAs




Bilateral and plurilateral PTAs




Relationship with WTO and international law



Legal requirements for PTAs under the WTO




PTAs and public international law




Legal aspects of PTAs: A comparative analysis



Agriculture




Services




Investment




Government procurement




Intellectual property




Social issues: Labour, environment and human rights




Dispute settlement



Index