1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465001903321

Autore

Conti Joseph A. <1973->

Titolo

Between law and diplomacy [[electronic resource] ] : the social contexts of disputing at the World Trade Organization / / Joseph A. Conti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2011

ISBN

0-8047-7738-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Disciplina

382/.92

Soggetti

Foreign trade regulation

Dispute resolution (Law)

Sociological jurisprudence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-237) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Socio-legal studies and disputing at the World Trade Organization -- The world trading system : from GATT to WTO -- The WTO dispute settlement process -- The good case : legal mobilization at the World Trade Organization -- International legal contexts and state power : the institutional influences on dispute transitions -- Compliance measures -- Power, law, and the future of the global trading system.

Sommario/riassunto

With detailed insight into the legal architecture of the global economy, this book examines how WTO law replicates and alters power between states, defines markets, and, at times, creates unexpected opportunities for developing countries to challenge rich countries.