| Autore |
Lowenfeld Andreas F. <1930-2014.>
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| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2008
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (1988 p.)
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| Disciplina |
343.07
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| Collana |
International Economic Law Series
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| Soggetto topico |
Foreign trade regulation
Investments, Foreign -- Law and legislation
Money -- Law and legislation
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| ISBN |
0-19-102145-8
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| 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
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