EU, the WTO and China Legal Pluralism and International Trade Regulation

Author: Francis Snyder
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781841137049
Published In: September 2010
Format: Hardback , 533 pages
Jurisdiction: China, European Union ? Disclaimer:
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This book consists of a series of integrated studies of sites of governance, global legal pluralism and the regulation of international trade.

It focuses on the EU, the WTO and China and is divided into three parts. Part one surveys the literature on law and globalisation and introduces the theory of sites of governance and the concept of global legal pluralism. It shows that each site of governance has a structural dimension consisting of institutions, norms and dispute resolution processes and a relational dimension which refers to relations between that site and other sites of governance. The totality of sites of governance constitute a new form of global legal pluralism.

Part two then focuses on the EU, the WTO and China as three distinct but interrelated sites of governance. Concentrating in particular on the example of antidumping the chapters in this part deal with international legislation, the translation of rules in domestic law, the judicial construction of multi-site governance, the types of rules which are used to regulate international trade and relations between sites, the ways in which relations between sites can create new concepts of international trade law, the transformation of norms from soft law to hard law, and the role of strategic actors, notably national administrations and international companies, in the creation and regulation of contested markets in international trade.

Part three develops the main themes further by analysing two specific instances of international trade regulation: the governance of global economic networks, and the governance of global institutions. The final chapter considers ways in which global legal pluralism can enrich and possibly reform the WTO, today the predominant institution in the regulation of international trade, including trade between the EU and China.

Francis Snyder is Visiting Professor(formerly Centennial Professor) in the Law Department at the London School of Economics, Professeur des Universités and Professor of Public Law at the Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III and Guest Professor at Peking University Law School. He holds an EU Jean Monnet Chair ad personam. He serves as Academic Director of the LSE-Peking University Summer School. He is Editor-in-Chief of the European Law Journal.

As far as the structure is concerned, it is clearly and precisely divided into different parts and chapters, thereby making it reader-friendly.

It is not only innovative in style and approach but also an invaluable contribution to a relatively underdeveloped area of legal research in the field of international trade law. I can warmly and wholeheartedly recommend this book as an excellent legal companion to those interested in International Trade Law, ranging from lawyers, international jurists, and trade diplomats to advanced students in law, political science and commerce.
Dr Sideek M. Seyad
The Law and Politics Book Review
Volume 21, No. 10

I strongly recommend purchasing this volume. It comprises some of the main goals reached by the author in the last years of research. The outcome is a dynamic survey, which combines history and proposals for the future, constituting a unique book, a coherent work and a must-have item for every international trade lawyer's bookshelf.
Carlo Maria Cantore
The Common Market Law Review
Volume 48-4