THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION LAW,PRACTICE,AND POLICY

This Is A Comprehensive Overview Of The Law And Practice Of The World Trade Organization. It Begins With The Institutional Law Of The Wto, Moving Eventually To The Consequences Of Globalization. New Chapters On Trade In Agriculture And On Government Procurement And Trade. The World Trade Organization -- Sources Of Law And Their Interpretative Elements -- Wto Law And Domestic Law -- Dispute Settlement -- Enforcement Of Wto Obligations : Remedies And Compliance -- The Most-favoured-nation Clause (mfn) -- The National Treatment Principle -- Tariffs, Quotas, And Other Barriers To Market Access -- Agriculture -- Subsidies And Countervailing Duties -- Antidumping -- Safeguards -- Technical Barriers To Trade : Tbt And Sps -- Preferential Trade Agreements In The Wto -- Export Controls And National Security -- Trade In Services -- Intellectual Property -- Government Procurement -- Developing Countries -- Environmental Protection And Trade -- Trade And Investment -- Competition Policy And Trade -- Future Challenges. Mitsuo Matsushita, Thomas J. Schoenbaum And Petros C. Mavroidis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Provides an overview of the law and practice of the WTO. This book explains the origins and development, via the GATT, of the substantive legal areas covered by the WTO, as well as the sources of law and remedies of the Dispute Settlement system. It is of interest to scholars, students and practitioners. civ, 666 p.