Bücher der Reihe International Economic Law Series

By exploring corporations' investment profiles and regulatory strategies, this book explains why globalization sometimes results in a 'race to the bottom', sometimes in higher common regulations, and sometimes in regulations that differ between countries. It explains which regulatory outcome is likely to occur under specified conditions.

About the constitutionalization of the World Trade Organization, and the contemporary development of institutional forms and democratic ideas associated with constitutionalism within the world trading system. This study disentangles debates about the various meanings of the term 'constitution' when it used to apply to the World Trade Organization.

This book contemplates the future of international economic law through a wide ranging discussion of international economic institutions such as the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO, and examines issues confronting the international economic regime such as legitimacy, differential treatment, and dispute settlement.

Thiw work analyses the source of transatlantic disputes, the means employed to prevent and settle such disputes both bilaterally and through the dispute settlement mechanism of the of the WTO, and promising areas for reform.

Introduces the economic and political underpinnings of regional trade agreements, their constitutional functions, and their role as a locus for integrating trade and human rights. This book examines the WTO rules governing regional trade agreements, focusing on a number of areas in which regional trade agreements prove problematic.

Examines the theoretical framework of the interaction between the disciplines of international trade law and human rights. This interaction is explored in this book through seven case studies, ranging from freedom of expression and anti-trust rules, to the fight against trade in conflict diamonds and the UN's convention on tobacco control.