Integrating the un SDGs into WTO Law.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhao, Xinyan, author.

Series:

European Yearbook of International Economic Law Series

European Yearbook of International Economic Law Series ; v.41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Law and legislation.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2025.

Summary:

Sustainable development is so important that humanity must do its utmost to achieve these goals for the well-being of the present and future generations. WTO members have started to reform WTO rules since the WTO's Buenos Aires Ministerial Conference in 2017. The book describes a possible bright future for readers: WTO members can integrate the UN SDGs into WTO law (i.e., create sustainable trade rules) by establishing a sustainable development club and constitutionalising the WTO.

Contents:

Introduction.- Part I: WTO Law: An Impediment to the Implementation of the UN SDGs.- The Lack of Trade-Related Sustainable Development Commitments in WTO Law.- WTO Law's Constraints on National Regulation.- Part II: Reconciling WTO Law with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.- The Sustainability Test.- Balancing Sustainability Elements.- Part III: Integrating Sustainability into WTO Law.- The Constitutionalisation of the WTO: An Ideal Methodology.- Progress in Embedding Sustainability into WTO Rules.- The Sustainable Development Club: A Practical Approach.- Potential Trade Rules and Policies of the Sustainable Development Club.- Suggestions for the Next Steps.- Conclusion.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783031738760

3031738764