The WTO in the twenty-first century : dispute settlement, negotiations, and regionalism in Asia / edited by Yasuhei Taniguchi, Alan Yanovich, and Jan Bohanes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taniguchi, Yasuhei, 1934- editor.

Yanovich, Alan, editor.

Bohanes, Jan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Trade Organization.

Arbitration (International law).

Regionalism--Asia.

Regionalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (lvii, 507 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Three significant issues will determine the future of the WTO: dispute settlement, negotiations and regional integration. Dispute settlement is widely regarded as one of the major successes of the WTO in its first ten years. Concluding the Doha round negotiations is one of its main challenges. Regional integration is now at the frontline of debate as regional agreements proliferate and policy-makers and academics come to grips with their impacts on the multilateral trading system. These issues, and the interplay between them, are examined by leading scholars and practitioners in the field of international trade law from North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. In addition, special sections focus on the Asia-Pacific region, its participation in WTO dispute settlement and negotiations, and recent trends towards greater regional integration.

Contents:

PART I The WTO at ten

The WTO's tenth anniversary / Yasuhei Taniguchi

The WTO at ten: its multilateral and regional involvements / Supachai Panitchpakdi

PART II Accomplishments and Future Prospects of the WTO Dispute Settlement System

The WTO dispute settlement system after ten years: the first decade's promises and challenges / John H. Jackson

WTO dispute settlement practice 1995-2005: lessons from the past and future challenges / Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann

Evaluating WTO dispute settlement: what results have been achieved through consultations and implementation of panel reports? / William J. Davey

The responsibilities of a WTO Member found to have violated WTO law / Frieder Roessler

'Public-private partnerships' in WTO dispute settlement: the US and EU experience / Gregory Shaffer

Accomplishments of the WTO dispute settlement mechanism / Valerie Hughes

Arbitration as an alternative to litigation in the WTO: observations in the light of the 2005 banana tariff arbitrations / Hunter Nottage and Jan Bohanes

The evolving WTO dispute settlement system / Alan Yanovich

PART III Asian Perspectives on WTO Dispute Settlement

East Asia in the WTO dispute settlement mechanism / Chulsu Kim

Japan's perspectives on the present dispute settlement understanding negotiations / Manabu Miyagawa

A review of some appellate decisions: law, policy, and economics in dispute settlement / Mitsuo Matsushita

Is the WTO dispute settlement mechanism important to business? / Soichiro Sakuma

Japan's approach to the 'use' of the WTO: how can we achieve an effective link between business and the WTO? / Shigehiro Tanaka

PART IV The Doha Development Agenda and Beyond

The central place of market access for the WTO's development round / Andrew L. Stoler

Agricultural issues in the Doha Development Agenda negotiations / Masayoshi Honma

Beyond Doha: reflections on the future of trade remedies / James P. Durling

Reflections on the relationship between WTO negotiations and dispute settlement: lessons from the GATS / Henry S. Gao

Trade in services and sustainable development in the context of the WTO: the case of higher education / Chotiras Chavanich

The WTO and sustainable development / Mark Halle

PART V Asian Regional Integration and the Multilateral Trading System

The adoption of the 'best practices' for regional and free trade agreements in APEC: a road towards more WTO-consistent regional trade agreements? / Gabrielle Marceau

Trade remedy systems for East Asian free trade agreements / Dukgeun Ahn

Free trade agreements in Asia and some common legal problems / C.L. Lim

Dispute settlement under free trade agreements: its interaction and relationship with WTO dispute settlement procedures / Chang-fa Lo

Regionalism under the WTO and the prospect of an East Asian free trade area / Zhang Yuqing.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-17240-3

1-280-48444-6

9786613579423

1-139-20544-7

1-139-20326-6

1-139-16206-3

1-139-20624-9

1-139-20184-0

1-139-20466-1

OCLC:

775869585