Asian yearbook of international economic law 2022 / / Manjiao Chi, Marc Bungenberg, and Andrea K. Bjorklund, editors

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: x, 212 pages : illustrator ; ; 24 cm
• Disciplina: 346.507
• Soggetto topico: Commercial law - Asia; Commercial law
• Persona (resp. second.): ChiManjiao; BungenbergMarc; BjorklundAndrea K.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Theory and Trends -- Asian Century and Post-Pandemic Adjustments -- 1 A Hyper-Globalization Ride -- 2 The Beginnings of De-Coupling -- 3 Despite the Pandemic, No Globalization Unravelling -- 4 Recovery and Adjustments Fit for Twenty-First Century -- References -- Interesting Times: Soft Law in International Economic Governance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Soft Law: An Approximation -- 2.1 It Is What It Is -- 2.2 Give Me One Good Reason -- 2.2.1 Less Constitutional Limitations on Executive Action -- 2.2.2 A Lighter Touch -- 3 The Success of Soft Law: The Post-GFC Global Financial Architecture -- 3.1 The Rulebook: The Compendium of Standards -- 3.2 Monitoring Mechanisms as Key Feature -- 3.3 Why? Why Now? -- 4 A Dark Side of Soft Law? -- 4.1 The Missing Link: Reliability and Predictability -- 4.2 The Use of Soft Law in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative -- 4.2.1 Speak Softly -- 4.2.2 and Carry a Big Stick -- 5 Lessons to Be Learned -- 5.1 The Goal: Reciprocal and Mutually Advantageous Arrangements -- 5.2 Misplaced Confidence in the Disciplining Force of Law -- 5.2.1 A Coalition of the Unwilling? -- 5.2.2 Over-Judicialization and its Price -- References -- Part II: Trade and Investment -- The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment: Strategic Opportunity Meets Strategic Autonomy -- 1 A Critical Summary of the CAI -- 1.1 Objectives and General Definitions -- 1.2 Investment Liberalisation -- 1.3 Regulatory Framework -- 1.4 Investment and Sustainable Development -- 1.5 Dispute Settlement -- 1.6 Institutional and Final Provisions -- 2 An Assessment of the Market Access and Rules Commitments -- 2.1 China´s Autonomous Liberalization -- 2.2 Pre-existing Commitments in Other Agreements -- 3 The Strategic Dimension -- 3.1 Inception -- 3.2 Negotiation -- 3.3 Conclusion -- 3.4 Ratification. ; 4 Conclusion: Strategic Opportunity Meets Strategic Autonomy -- References -- Commonalities and Differences in Investment Policies and Treaty Practices: A Comparative Study of China and Japan -- 1 Introduction -- 2 China´s Investment Policy and Treaty Practices -- 2.1 Review of China´s Investment Policy -- 2.2 Review of China´s Investment Treaty Practices -- 3 Japan´s Investment Policy and Treaty Practices -- 3.1 Review of Japan´s Investment Policy -- 3.2 Review of Japan´s Investment Treaty Practices -- 4 Commonalities Between China and Japan -- 4.1 Investment Policy Rather Than Trade Policy -- 4.2 Policy Space Rather Than Investment Protection -- 5 Differences Between China and Japan -- 5.1 Japan ``Domestic Industries, not FDI´´ -- China ``from FDI to Domestic Industries´´ -- 5.2 Japan ``Technology not Capital´´ -- China ``Technology and Capital´´ -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Investor Obligations in India´s New Bilateral Investment Treaties: Emergence of New Treaty Practice -- 1 Introduction -- 2 India´s BIT Programme: Towards Backlash -- 3 Draft Model BIT: Sowing the Seeds -- 4 The Final Model 2016 BIT and Subsequent BITs -- 4.1 Compliance with Domestic Laws -- 4.2 Corporate Social Responsibility -- 4.3 Usefulness of BITs Providing Investor Obligations -- 4.4 Counterclaims as an Entry-Point for Investor Obligations -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Latest Developments of China´s Foreign Investment Policy and Law -- 1 International and Domestic Contexts -- 2 Liberalization of Foreign Investment: Negative List Approach -- 3 Establishment and Development of Pilot Free Trade Zones -- 4 The Chinese Foreign Investment Law -- 5 China´s Recent Treaty Practice in International Investment Law -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Special Focus: Competition Neutrality. ; From a White Paper to a Proposal for a Regulation on Foreign Subsidies: Filling a Regulatory Gap in Protecting the EU Internal... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Political Context -- 3 Economic Context -- 4 Regulatory Gap -- 4.1 EU State Aid Rules -- 4.2 Other EU Competition Tools -- 4.3 WTO Rules and the SCM Agreement -- 4.4 Trade Defence Instruments -- 4.5 FDI Screening Regulation -- 4.6 Public Procurement -- 5 Overview of the Proposed Regulation -- 5.1 Scope -- 5.2 Procedure -- 5.3 Assessment of the Distortion -- 5.4 Balancing and Redressive Measures -- 5.5 Sectoral Legislation -- 6 From the White Paper to the Proposed Regulation -- 6.1 Administrative Burden and Enforcement Powers -- 6.2 Collection of Necessary Information -- 6.3 Effects on Foreign Investment -- 7 Outlook -- References -- Third-Country State Aid Regulation: The European Debate on Foreign Subsidies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 State Aid Law as Fundamental Element of EU´s Economic Order -- 3 Reasons for a New Approach to Foreign Subsidies in the EU -- 4 The Current Reform Proposals -- 5 Possible Third-Country Reactions and Long-Term Benefits -- 6 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Upgrading Subsidy Norms for the Digital Age: EU White Paper´s Contribution and Remaining Questions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Outdated and Sidelined Norms -- 3 Elements of Prospective Norms -- 4 Recent EU Initiative and Remaining Questions -- 4.1 Main Contents of the White Paper -- 4.2 Some Remaining Questions -- 4.3 CPTPP: A Cautionary Tale? -- 5 Concluding Thoughts -- References -- ``Levelling the Playing Field´´ -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Rise of China as the Main Trading Partner of the European Union -- 3 Long-Term and Recent Development in World Trade -- 4 A Partner Becomes Also a ``Systemic Rival´´ -- 5 Towards Fair Competition in International Markets -- 6 Conclusion -- References. ; State Capitalism in ASEAN: The State-Owned Enterprises Under the ASEAN Regional Competition Policy -- 1 State-Owned Enterprises and Economic Policies -- 2 State-Owned Enterprises and Competition Law -- 3 ASEAN Economic Community: Regional Economic Integration Model -- 4 ASEAN Competition Law and Policy -- 5 Competition Laws in ASEAN Countries -- 6 State-Owned Enterprises in ASEAN Member States -- 7 State-Owned Enterprises and ASEAN Regional Economic Integration: Ways Forward -- References -- Part IV: Book Review -- Gregory Shaffer, Emerging Powers and the World Trading System: The Past and Future of International Economic Law -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Asian yearbook of international economic law 2022
• ISBN: 3-030-93475-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910734851303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Asian Yearbook of International Economic Law Ser.