Sovereignty, the WTO and changing fundamentals of international law / John H. Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, John H. (John Howard), 1932-2015, author.

Series:

Hersch Lauterpacht memorial lectures ; 18.

Hersch Lauterpacht memorial lectures ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Trade Organization.

International economic relations.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 361 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Sovereignty, the WTO, & Changing Fundamentals of International Law

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The last decade of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century has been one of the most challenging periods for the generally accepted assumptions of international law. This book, first published in 2006, grapples with these long-held assumptions (such as the consent basis of international law norms, equality of nations, restrictive or text-based treaty interpretations and applications, the monopoly of internal national power, and non-interference), and how they are being fundamentally altered by the forces of globalization. It also examines the challenges facing the WTO as a component of international economic law, and how that field is inextricably linked to general international law.

Contents:

Introduction: International law and international economic law in the interdependent world of the twenty-first century

The real world impinges on international law: exploring the challenges to the fundamental assumptions of international law and institutions

Sovereignty modern: a new approach to an outdated concept

The WTO as international organization: institutional evolution, structure and key problems

The WTO dispute settlement system

Policy, analytical approaches and thought experiments

Illustrative applications

Perspectives, implications, and some conclusions.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-352) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-15639-4

1-282-52582-4

9786612525827

0-511-67393-0

0-511-67187-3

0-511-67512-7

0-511-67059-1

0-511-81564-6

0-511-67314-0

OCLC:

609860809