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Explains the current system of international trade law and international economic relations as they have evolved over the last seven decades
Describes all major precedent-setting cases in WTO jurisprudence and analyses their effect to date and the trends they have set in motion, particularly as they relate to perceived discrimination against developing nations
Investigates the legal merits of arguments within the WTO and among scholars over such controversial matters as regulation of competition, setting of labor standards, and environmental controls, as well as thorny concerns raised by enforcement of intellectual property rights and limitation on investments
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Table of contents (37 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book analyzes how today's system of international trade law and international economic relations has evolved over the last six decades. Focusing on the major innovations that came with the inception of the World Trade Organization (WTO) with its various agreements in 1994, it also provides in-depth commentary on the intense debate over important matters that remain unsettled. Topics covered include the WTO dispute settlement mechanism; the General Agreement on Trade in Services (OATS); the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMS); intellectual property rights – the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS); areas still covered by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1947; the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) concept; special provisions relating to agriculture and textiles; sanitary and phytosanitary measures; technical barriers to trade; pre-shipment inspection; and import licensing procedures.
The book would be an excellent resource for scholars as well as practitioners working in the field of international arbitration and trade laws.Authors and Affiliations
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National University of Study and Research, Ranchi, India
Autar Krishen Koul
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Guide to the WTO and GATT
Book Subtitle: Economics, Law and Politics
Authors: Autar Krishen Koul
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2089-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-2088-0Published: 27 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-2089-7Published: 19 November 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 705
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Economic Law, Trade Law, Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration, Development Policy, Globalization