Overview

The stalling of the Doha Development Round trade negotiations has resulted in bilateral and regional free trade agreements (BRTAs) becoming an important alternative. These agreements have proliferated in recent years, and now all of the major trading countries are engaging in serious bilateral trade negotiations with multiple trading partners. This second edition provides updated and comprehensive analysis of the contents and trends of recent BRTAs. It is unique in that it situates these agreements in their economic, international law and international relations contexts. It also comprehensively reviews the recent agreements in relation to each substantive topic covered (e.g. intellectual property, investment, services and social policy) so as to provide an overview of the law being created in these areas.

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Author:   Simon Lester ,  Bryan Mercurio (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) ,  Lorand Bartels (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Volume:   Volume 1
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:  

9781107063907

ISBN 10:   1107063906
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   07 January 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction Simon Lester, Bryan Mercurio and Lorand Bartels; Part II. Economics and Politics of PTAs: 2. The economics of PTAs Pravin Krishna; 3. The political economy of PTAs Olivier Cattaneo; 4. Bilateral and plurilateral PTAs David Evans; Part III. Relationship with WTO and International Law: 5. Legal requirements for PTAs under the WTO Andrew D. Mitchell and Nicolas J. S. Lockhart; 6. PTAs and public international law Andrew D. Mitchell, Tania Voon and Elizabeth Sheargold; Part IV. Legal Aspects of PTAs: A Comparative Analysis: 7. Regulatory regionalism in the WTO – are 'deep integration' processes compatible with the multilateral trading system? James H. Mathis; 8. Agriculture Timothy E. Josling; 9. Services Federico Ortino; 10. Investment Joshua P. Meltzer; 11. Government procurement Arwel Davies; 12. Intellectual property Michael Handler and Bryan Mercurio; 13. Social issues: labour, environment and human rights Lorand Bartels; 14. Dispute settlement Victoria Donaldson and Simon Lester.

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Simon Lester is President of worldtradelaw.net and a trade policy analyst with the Cato Institute's Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies. Bryan Mercurio is Professor and Vice Chancellor's Outstanding Fellow of the Faculty of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Lorand Bartels is a University Senior Lecturer in Law and a Fellow of Trinity Hall at the University of Cambridge.

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