A history of law and lawyers in the GATT/WTO : the development of the rule of law in the multilateral trading system / edited by Gabrielle Marceau.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marceau, Gabrielle, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Trade Organization--History.

World Trade Organization.

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (1947 October 30).

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Foreign trade regulation--History.

Foreign trade regulation.

Rule of law.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 655 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Other Title:

A History of Law & Lawyers in the GATT/WTO

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

How did a treaty that emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War, and barely survived its early years, evolve into one of the most influential organisations in international law? This unique book brings together original contributions from an unprecedented number of eminent current and former GATT and WTO staff members, including many current and former Appellate Body members, to trace the history of law and lawyers in the GATT/WTO and explore how the nature of legal work has evolved over the institution's sixty-year history. In doing so, it paints a fascinating portrait of the development of the rule of law in the multilateral trading system, and allows some of the most important personalities in GATT and WTO history to share their stories and reflect on the WTO's remarkable journey from a 'provisionally applied treaty' to an international organisation defined by its commitment to the rule of law.

Contents:

Part I. The role of law and lawyers in the GATT system, 1948-92. Infancy: reflections on the origins of legalisation in the GATT ; Childhood: the Tokyo Round and the establishment and work of the first legal office

Part II. Legal work relating to the entry into force of the WTO, 1993-95. Adolescence: transition from the GATT to the WTO ; Young adult: the WTO as a formal international organisation

Part III. The changing legal character of the multilateral trading system, 1996 to today. Adulthood: the quasi-judicialisation of the panel process by the Legal Affairs Division and the Rules Division ; Gaining maturity: the Appellate Body and the impact of the appellate review on the development of international trade law

Part IV. Looking ahead: new challenges and opportunities.

Notes:

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

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781316048160

Access Restriction:

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