In this very thorough but highly accessible book an eminent legal scholar clearly explains today s system of international trade law and international economic relations as it has evolved over the last six decades. Focusing inevitably on the major innovations that came with the inception in 1994 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) with its various agreements, the analysis also provides in-depth commentary on the intense debate over important matters than remain unsettled. Among the aspects of the subject treated in depth are the following:
- the WTO dispute settlement mechanism;
- services the General Agreement on Trade in Services (OATS);
- investments 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.
In this very thorough but highly accessible book an eminent legal scholar clearly explains today s system of international trade law and international economic relations as it has evolved over the last six decades. Focusing inevitably on the major innovations that came with the inception in 1994 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) with its various agreements, the analysis also provides in-depth commentary on the intense debate over important matters than remain unsettled. Among the aspects of the subject treated in depth are the following: