Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements
Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements
Bryan Mercurio, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lorand Bartels, University of Cambridge
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The stalling of the Doha Development Round trade negotiations has resulted in bilateral and regional free trade agreements (BRTAs) becoming an important alternative. These agreements have proliferated in recent years, and now all of the major trading countries are engaging in serious bilateral trade negotiations with multiple trading partners. This second edition provides updated and comprehensive analysis of the contents and trends of recent BRTAs. It is unique in that it situates these agreements in their economic, international law and international relations contexts. It also comprehensively reviews the recent agreements in relation to each substantive topic covered (e.g. intellectual property, investment, services and social policy) so as to provide an overview of the law being created in these areas.
- Highlights recent developments and innovations, helping readers to get up to date on what is a fast-moving area
- Presents subject areas as stand-alone chapters, allowing readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the entirety of the subject or parts thereof
- Illustrates recent trends in the development of BRTAs
Product details
February 2016Hardback
9781107063907
496 pages
250 × 175 × 28 mm
1.14kg
8 b/w illus.
Available
Table of Contents
- Part I. Introduction:
- 1. Introduction Simon Lester, Bryan Mercurio and Lorand Bartels
- Part II. Economics and Politics of PTAs:
- 2. The economics of PTAs Pravin Krishna
- 3. The political economy of PTAs Olivier Cattaneo
- 4. Bilateral and plurilateral PTAs David Evans
- Part III. Relationship with WTO and International Law:
- 5. Legal requirements for PTAs under the WTO Andrew D. Mitchell and Nicolas J. S. Lockhart
- 6. PTAs and public international law Andrew D. Mitchell, Tania Voon and Elizabeth Sheargold
- Part IV. Legal Aspects of PTAs: A Comparative Analysis:
- 7. Regulatory regionalism in the WTO – are 'deep integration' processes compatible with the multilateral trading system? James H. Mathis
- 8. Agriculture Timothy E. Josling
- 9. Services Federico Ortino
- 10. Investment Joshua P. Meltzer
- 11. Government procurement Arwel Davies
- 12. Intellectual property Michael Handler and Bryan Mercurio
- 13. Social issues: labour, environment and human rights Lorand Bartels
- 14. Dispute settlement Victoria Donaldson and Simon Lester.
