The transit of goods in public international law / by Beatriz Huarte Melgar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Melgar, Beatriz Huarte, author.

Series:

Developments in international law ; Volume 70.

Developments in International Law, 0924-5332 ; Volume 70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation--Law and legislation.

Transportation.

Transit, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Transit of Goods in Public International Law contextualizes transit as it exists in contemporary international law. Issues discussed in this volume are inextricably tied to the ongoing debate about state sovereignty and the globalization of the world's economies. Using the principles of systemic integration, effective rights, and economic cooperation, The Transit of Goods in Public International Law attempts to clarify the legal status of transit, its definition, and its enforceability under international law.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Transit of Goods within the International Economic Legal System

Transit in the History of Foreign Trade

Multilateral and Plurilateral Agreements

Regional and Bilateral Agreements

Introduction to the Doha Round Negotiations on Trade Facilitation Concerning Freedom of Transit

The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)

Implications

Transit - Difference of Legal Concepts: Freedom of Transit (of goods) vs. Right of Transit (of goods)

Legal Status of Transit

Definition, Qualification and Implementation of Transit

Prospect and Conclusion

Bibliography and Case Law

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-28822-8

OCLC:

893452241

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004288225 DOI