A History of Law and Lawyers in the GATT/WTO

A History of Law and Lawyers in the GATT/WTO
Author: Gabrielle Marceau
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 689
Release: 2015-05-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1316299996

How did a treaty that emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War, and barely survived its early years, evolve into one of the most influential organisations in international law? This unique book brings together original contributions from an unprecedented number of eminent current and former GATT and WTO staff members, including many current and former Appellate Body members, to trace the history of law and lawyers in the GATT/WTO and explore how the nature of legal work has evolved over the institution's sixty-year history. In doing so, it paints a fascinating portrait of the development of the rule of law in the multilateral trading system, and allows some of the most important personalities in GATT and WTO history to share their stories and reflect on the WTO's remarkable journey from a 'provisionally applied treaty' to an international organisation defined by its commitment to the rule of law.

A History of Law and Lawyers in the GATT/WTO

A History of Law and Lawyers in the GATT/WTO
Author: Gabrielle Marceau
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-06-14
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781107448445

How did a treaty that emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War, and barely survived its early years, evolve into one of the most influential organisations in international law? This unique book brings together original contributions from an unprecedented number of eminent current and former GATT and WTO staff members, including many current and former Appellate Body members, to trace the history of law and lawyers in the GATT/WTO and explore how the nature of legal work has evolved over the institution's sixty-year history. In doing so, it paints a fascinating portrait of the development of the rule of law in the multilateral trading system, and allows some of the most important personalities in GATT and WTO history to share their stories and reflect on the WTO's remarkable journey from a 'provisionally applied treaty' to an international organisation defined by its commitment to the rule of law.

A Handbook on the WTO Dispute Settlement System

A Handbook on the WTO Dispute Settlement System
Author: World Trade Organization
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2017-09-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108417272

This handbook offers a detailed explanation of the rules and procedures of the WTO dispute settlement system.

WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Author: Wolfgang Müller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1181
Release: 2017-08-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108279511

Panels and the WTO Appellate Body have rendered a large number of complex and lengthy rulings on the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. The reasoning behind these rulings is often intimately linked to the underlying facts of a particular case and the methods of litigation adopted by the parties. Without guidance, it is difficult to find and research a specific subsidy issue quickly. This book provides an essential article-by-article commentary on the Agreement and sets out the law as it emerges from this body of rulings, providing the legal basis for further analysis of subsidy disciplines within the realms of economics and political science. It also includes a useful summary of the negotiating history and the links to other WTO Agreements such as GATT 1994. This important reference work will appeal to international trade lawyers, government officials, researchers, students of international trade law, business associations and NGOs.

The World Trade Organization

The World Trade Organization
Author: Mitsuo Matsushita
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 942
Release: 2015
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199571856

This is a comprehensive overview of the law and practice of the World Trade Organization. It begins with the institutional law of the WTO, moving eventually to the consequences of globalization. New chapters on Trade in Agriculture and on Government Procurement and Trade.

The History and Future of the World Trade Organization

The History and Future of the World Trade Organization
Author: Craig VanGrasstek
Publisher:
Total Pages: 704
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The History and Future of the World Trade Organization is a comprehensive account of the economic, political and legal issues surrounding the creation of the WTO and its evolution. Fully illustrated with colour and black-and-white photos dating back to the early days of trade negotiations, the publication reviews the WTO's achievements as well as the challenges faced by the organisation, and identifies the key questions that WTO members need to address in the future. The book describes the intellectual roots of the trading system, membership of the WTO and the growth of the Geneva trade community, trade negotiations and the development of coalitions among the membership, and the WTO's relations with other international organisations and civil society. Also covered are the organisation's robust dispute settlement rules, the launch and evolution of the Doha Round, the rise of regional trade agreements, and the leadership and management of the WTO.

WTO [World Trade Organization]

WTO [World Trade Organization]
Author: Rüdiger Wolfrum
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 705
Release: 2006
Genre: Law
ISBN: 900414563X

In a practical and authoritative article-by-article account, this volume covers the legislative history, interpretation and practical application of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization.

Legal and Economic Principles of World Trade Law

Legal and Economic Principles of World Trade Law
Author: Henrik Horn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2013-04-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107068002

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement covers international commerce in goods and services including measures that directly affect trade, such as import tariffs and quotas, and almost any type of internal measure with an impact on trade. Legal and Economic Principles of World Trade Law contributes to the analysis of the texts of World Trade Law in law and economics, reporting work done to identify improvements to the interpretation of the Agreement. It starts with background studies, the first summarizes The Genesis of the GATT, which highlights the negotiating history of the GATT 1947–8; the second introduces the economics of trade agreements. These are followed by two main studies. The first, authored by Bagwell, Staiger and Sykes, discusses legal and economic aspects of the GATT regulation of border policy instruments, such as import tariffs and import quotas. The second, written by Grossman, Horn and Mavroidis, focuses on the core provision for the regulation of domestic policy instruments - the National Treatment principles in Art. III GATT.

World Trade Law After Neoliberalism

World Trade Law After Neoliberalism
Author: Andrew Lang
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2011-09-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199592640

It is often argued that there is an inherent tension between international human rights law and the rules of free trade. This book explores the assumptions underlying this debate and argues that we need to reconsider them, focusing more on how expert knowledge and informal relationships shape trade law and its interaction with human rights.

The Oxford Handbook on The World Trade Organization

The Oxford Handbook on The World Trade Organization
Author: Amrita Narlikar
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 878
Release: 2012-05-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199586101

This handbook provides a holistic understanding of what the World Trade Organization does, how it goes about fulfilling its tasks, its achievements and problems, and how it might contend with some critical challenges.