Regulatory Autonomy in International Economic Law: The Evolution of Australian Policy on Trade and Investment

Author: Tania Voon
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781785368165
Published In: November 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Regulatory Autonomy in International Economic Law provides the first extensive legal analysis of Australia’s trade and investment treaties in the context of their impact on national regulatory autonomy. This thought-provoking study offers compelling lessons for not only Australia but also countries around the globe in relation to pressing current problems, including the uncertain future of the World Trade Organization and widespread concerns about the legitimacy of investor–State dispute settlement.

Through a critical exploration of evolving patterns of treaty practice, the authors address the complex relationship between international economic law and a State’s regulatory autonomy in the key areas of intellectual property, services, and investment. This insightful investigation highlights problems of inconsistency across treaties, limited transparency and consultation in the negotiation of treaties, and increasing restrictions on policy space in intellectual property protection. These factors are all crucial in preserving a country’s ability to pursue policy objectives such as protecting public health and the environment while capturing the benefits of international trade and foreign investment.

This discerning book will prove instrumental to scholars and practitioners in the fields of international trade law, international investment law, public international law, and intellectual property. It will also appeal to government agencies and international organisations working in these areas or in matters of public health or the environment.

1. Regulatory Autonomy and the Evolution of Australia's Participation in PTAs and BITs

2. Intellectual Property: Increasing Protections under US Influence

3. Trade in Services: Lumbering Towards More Open Markets

4. Investment: Haphazard Responses to Expansive Obligations

5. Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Uncertainty, Inconsistency and Scope for Reform

6. Environmental Protection: Moderate Safeguards and Novel Opportunities

7. Balancing the Benefits of Liberalisation with Policy Space Bibliography

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