1st Edition

WTO Law and Policy A Political Economy Approach

By Jae Sundaram Copyright 2022
738 Pages
by Routledge

738 Pages
by Routledge

738 Pages
by Routledge

WTO Law and Policy presents an authoritative account of the emergence of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the basic principles and institutional law of the WTO. It explores how political economy has shaped the WTO’s legal philosophy and policies, and provides insights into how international trade law at the WTO has developed. This textbook examines the legal obligations of the... Read more

Part I Trade Theory, Founding of the WTO, and Key Principles  1. Trade Theory and the World Trade Organization  2. The World Trade Organization  3. Dispute Settlement at the WTO  4. Non-Discrimination: Most-Favoured Nation Treatment   5. Non-Discrimination: National Treatment  Part II General Exceptions, Non-Tariff Barriers, Subsidies, CVDs, and AD Measures  6. General Exceptions Under GATT  7. Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers  8. Economic Emergency Measures  9. Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  10. Dumping and Anti-Dumping Measures  Part III GATS, TRIPS, TBT, and SPS Agreements  11. Trade in Services  12. Intellectual Property Rights  13. Technical Barriers to Trade: TBT Agreement  14. Technical Barriers to Trade: SPS Agreement  Part IV RTAs, Environment, Human Rights, and Reform of the WTO  15. Regional Trade Agreements  16. Environment, Human Rights and Trade  17. The Case for a Reform of the WTO

Biography

Jae Sundaram is a reader in international trade and maritime law at the University of Buckingham, UK.