International competition law : a new dimension for the WTO? / Martyn D. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Martyn D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Trade Organization.

Antitrust law (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 500 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Should an international competition agreement be incorporated into the World Trade Organization? Taylor examines this question, arguing that such an agreement would be beneficial. Existing initiatives towards the regulation of cross-border, anti-competitive conduct have clear limitations that could be overcome by an agreement, and the WTO would provide the optimal institutional vehicle for it. At a practical level, Taylor points out, an international competition agreement could address under-regulation and over-regulation in the trade-competition regulatory matrix, realizing substantive benefits to international trade and competition. This book identifies the appropriate content and structure for a plurilateral competition agreement and proposes a draft negotiating text with accompanying commentary, and as such will be an invaluable tool for policy-makers, WTO negotiators, competition and trade lawyers, and international jurists.

Contents:

pt. 1. An international competition agreement is desirable

Is competition law beneficial?

Is an international competition agreement desirable?

Is there a sufficient basis for an international competition agreement?

Have existing cross-border initiatives proved sufficient?

pt. 2. The WTO would provide a suitable institutional vehicle

Would the WTO provide a suitable institutional vehicle for an international competition agreement?

Would a WTO competition agreement promote international trade?

Would competition regulation of trade measures promote competition?

Should competition principles be introduced into anti-dumping law?

pt. 3. The optimal form for a WTO competition agreement

What are the optimal objectives and principles for a WTO competition agreement?

What is the optimal content for a WTO competition agreement?

What is the optimal structure for a WTO competition agreement?

Would a WTO competition agreement be politically achievable?

Conclusion: a plurilateral competition agreement should be incorporated into the WTO.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16916-X

1-280-70367-9

0-511-24633-1

0-511-24700-1

0-511-24485-1

0-511-31911-8

0-511-49457-2

0-511-24562-9

OCLC:

252530640