International Economic Law

• Autore: Lowenfeld Andreas F. <1930-2014.>
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2008
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1988 p.)
• Disciplina: 343.07
• Soggetto topico: Foreign trade regulation; Investments, Foreign -- Law and legislation; Money -- Law and legislation
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright Page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Summary Table of Contents; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of International Agreements; Table of Statutes and Regulations; Part I. International Economic Law; 1. Economic Law and the Laws of Economics; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 A First Look at Comparative Advantage; 1.3 Some Complications; 1.4 From Economic Theory to Policy, Politics, and Law; 2. Money, Exchange Rates, and the Balance of Payments; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Three Approaches to Exchange Rates and the Adjustment Process; (a) The Gold Standard ; (b) Fixed Exchange Rates and the Bretton Woods Scheme(c) Floating Exchange Rates; 2.3 The Balance of Payments; (a) Balance of Payments Accounting Illustrated; (b) The Balance of Payments and the Bretton Woods Scheme; 2.4 Some Preliminary Observations; Part II. The GATT/WTO System; 3. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade: Origins and Overview; 3.1 The Antecedents; 3.2 The Birth of GATT: Almost by Accident; 3.3 An Overview of the GATT; (a) The Architecture; (b) The Major Principles; 3.4 A First Look at the Qualifications; (a) Preservation of Existing Preferences ; (b) 'Existing Legislation' and the Protocol of Provisional Application(c) Political Exclusions (Art. XXXV); (d) National Security (Art. XXI); (e) 'General Exceptions'; (f) Permissible Quantitative Restrictions; 3.5 Rounding Out the Overview; (a) The Escape Clause; (b) Customs Unions and Free Trade Areas; (c) Dumping and Subsidies; (d) Waivers; (e) Dispute Settlement in GATT; Summary; 4. Evolution of the GATT and GATT Law; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 MFN, Reciprocity, and the Negotiating Rounds; (a) The First Five Rounds (1947-61); (b) The Kennedy Round; 4.3 The Tokyo Round and the Separate Codes ; (a) An Expanded Agenda(b) Separate Codes and the Question of MFN; (c) Achievements and Failures of the Tokyo Round; 4.4 The Uruguay Round; (a) The Exploding Agenda; (b) The Ups and Downs of the Uruguay Round; (c) The Final Stage; Summary; 5. The GATT/WTO System after the Uruguay Round: A Preliminary Survey; 5.1 A First Look at the System; 5.2 The Tokyo Round Agreements Revised I: The 'Unfair Trade' Regimes; (a) Subsidies and Countervailing Measures; (b) Dumping and Anti-Dumping; 5.3 The Tokyo Round Agreements Revised II: The Lesser Agreements; (a) Customs Valuation ; (b) Technical Barriers to Trade(c) Import Licensing Procedures; (d) Government Procurement; 5.4 The Agreement on Safeguards; (a) Background of the Agreement; (b) The Basic Commitments; (c) The Requirement of Notification; (d) The Question of Selectivity; (e) Adjustment in Place of Protection; (f) Incentives to Compliance; (g) The Safeguards Agreement before the Dispute Mechanism; 5.5 The Agreement on Agriculture; (a) Market Access; (b) Export Subsidies; (c) Domestic Supports; 5.6 Trade-Related Investment Measures ; (a) Background: The Canada-United States Dispute over the Foreign Investment Review Act
• Sommario/riassunto: As conflict and cooperation among states turn to an ever greater extent on economic issues, this fully updated and expanded second edition presents a comprehensive exploration of the legal foundations of the international economy. It not only examines the current status of the law, but also explores the origins, political tensions and development of outcomes that are often difficult to comprehend.Lowenfeld examines the major elements of economic law in the international arena including the World Trade Organization and its antecedents; dumping, subsidies, and other devices that alter the market
• Titolo autorizzato: International economic law
• ISBN: 0-19-102145-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154332403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International Economic Law Series