Regional Trade Agreements And The Wto Legal System (international Economic Law Series)

'regional Trade Agreements And The Wto Legal System' Introduces The Economic & Political Underpinnings Of Regional Trade Agreements, Their Constitutional Functions, & Their Role As A Locus For Integrating Trade & Human Rights. I. Framework Issues -- Economic Analysis Of Regional Trade Agreements -- The Political Economy Of Regional Trade Agreements -- Constitutional Functions Of The Wto And Regional Trade Agreements -- Ii. Wto Regulation Of Regional Trade Agreements -- Regional Trade Agreements And Domestic Regulation : What Reach For 'other Restrictive Regulations Of Commerce'? -- Mandatory Abolition Of Anti-dumping, Countervailing Duties And Safeguards In Customs Unions And Free Trade Areas Constituted Between Wto Members : Revisiting A Long-standing Discussion In Light Of The Appellate Body's Turkey-textiles Ruling -- Do Rules Of Origin In Free Trade Agreements Comply With Article Xxiv Gatt? -- Iii. Wto-plus Issues In Regional Trade Agreements -- Services Liberalization In Regional Trade Agreements : Lessons For Gats 'unfinished Business'? -- International Agreements Covering Foreign Investment In Services : Patterns And Linkages -- Trips-plus Provisions In Ftas : Recent Trends -- Competition Law And Regional Trade Agreements : An Overview -- Is Mutual Recognition An Alternative To Harmonization? Lessons On Trade And Tolerance Of Diversity From The Eu -- The Wto And Regional Trade Agreements As Competing Fora For Constitutional Reforms : Trade And Human Rights -- Sustainable-development In Regional Trade Agreements -- Iv. Dispute Settlement In Regional Trade Agreements -- Dispute Settlement In The Wto And Rtas : A Comment -- Nafta Dispute Settlement : Creative Experiment Or Confusion? -- Dispute Settlement In European Union Free Trade Agreements : Lessons Learned? -- Dispute Settlement In Bilateral Trade Agreements : The Efta Experience -- Dispute Settlement In The Proposed East Asia Free Trade Agreement : Lessons Learned From The Asean, The Nafta, And The Eu -- V. Interfaces Between The Wto And Regional Trade Agreements -- The Eu And Its Member States In The Wto-issues Of Responsibility -- Overlaps And Conflicts Of Jurisdiction Between The World Trade Organization And Regional Trade Agreements -- Applicability Of Wto Law In Regional Trade Agreements : Identifying The Links -- What Role Is There For Regional International Law In The Interpretation Of The Wto Agreements? Edited By Lorand Bartels And Federico Ortino. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [585]-597) And Index.