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OverviewIn this first book to systematically compare how each of the world's major international trade organizations have handled environmental issues, leading specialists provide a balanced analysis of the development of trade and the environment rules in the World Trade Organization, the European Union, the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Free Trade Area of the Americas, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, the International Organization for Standardization, and other key organizations. Deftly combining policy and theory, the authors offer a range of heuristics and normative orientations in an effort to understand one of the globe's most contentious and timely dilemmas. Visit our website for sample chapters! Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard H. SteinbergPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.558kg ISBN: 9780742510456ISBN 10: 074251045 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 20 December 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Understanding Trade and the Environment: Conceptual Frameworks Part 2 PART I: The World Trade Organization Chapter 3 A Reluctant Global Policy Maker Chapter 4 Dispute Settlement and U.S. Environmental Laws Chapter 5 The Nexus of Law and Politics: The WTO's Committee on Trade and Environment Part 6 PART II: Regional Organizations Chapter 7 The European Community: Environmental Issues in an Integrated Market Chapter 8 The North American Free Trade Agreement: Alternative Models of Managing Trade and the Environment Chapter 9 The Free Trade Area of the Americas: Lessons From North America Chapter 10 APEC: The Sustainable Development Agenda Part 11 PART III: A Business-Led Organization Chapter 12 The International Organization for Standardization: Drafting the ISO 14000 Series Part 13 PART IV: Conclusion Chapter 14 Explaining Similarities and Differences across International Trade OrganizationsReviewsFor all the fashionability of interdisciplinary scholarship, neither international law nor international relations pays nearly enough attention to the comparative study of institutions. The Greening of Trade Law makes an important and lasting contribution to both disciplines.--Slaughter, Anne-Marie A real contribution to a field that, as the Battle in Seattle showed, will only grow in importance. [The editor] has assembled the key people in the subject. . . . This could well become the standard reference in the field of trade and environment.--Jim Salzman, American University Author InformationRichard H. Steinberg is professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles, and senior research fellow at the Berkeley Roundtable on the International. Economy (BRIE) at the University of California, Berkeley. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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