Japan's Aggressive Legalism : Law and Foreign Trade Politics Beyond the WTO / Saadia M. Pekkanen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pekkanen, Saadia M., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.) : 29 tables, 5 figures

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The ways in which law has interacted with concrete interests to reshape Japan's foreign trade politics at the start of the twenty-first century can best be characterized as aggressive legalism. Central to this transformation have been the beneficiaries of this ever more aggressive legalism—Japan's trade-dominant industries with visible stakes in the international economic system. Today, thanks to painstaking and concerted efforts, Japan's aggressive legalism has shifted well beyond its origins in the WTO, and is now not confined to any one multilateral, regional, or bilateral forum. Nor is its thrust limited only to the issues covered in this book, namely, antidumping, safeguards, intellectual property, or investment concerns in FTA diplomacy. Its target is not only the United States, but also rapidly rising new Asian competitors like China; not only foreign governments, but also foreign sectors—even down to specific companies. In the shifting landscape of global and regional realities, aggressive legalism has emerged as the single most cohesive and unquestionably legitimate attempt by Japanese actors to structure favorable outcomes in international trade.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS FOR BOOK

ABBREVIATIONS

1 RISE OF LAW IN FOREIGN TRADE POLITICS

2 ANTIDUMPING CLASHES WITH THE UNITED STATES

3 LEGALITY IN SAFEGUARD DISPUTES WITH CHINA

4 THE BURGEONING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENDA

5 INVESTMENT RULES IN PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS

6 THE EXPANSION OF AGGRESSIVE LEGALISM

NOTES

REFERENCES

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 31. Jan 2022)

ISBN:

0-8047-7970-8