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Integrating the UN SDGs into WTO Law

Integrating the UN SDGs into WTO Law

Name: Integrating the UN SDGs into WTO Law
Brand: Springer International
SKU: 9783031738784
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Author: Xinyan Zhao
ISBN: 9783031738784

By Xinyan Zhao

Springer International December 2025

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9783031738784
Publisher: Springer International
Publication: December 2025
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Switzerland ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This is an open access book.

Sustainable development is so important that humanity must do its utmost to achieve these goals for the well-being of the present and future generations. WTO members have started to reform WTO rules since the WTO's Buenos Aires Ministerial Conference in 2017. The book describes a possible bright future for readers: WTO members can integrate the UN SDGs into WTO law (i.e., create sustainable trade rules) by establishing a sustainable development club and constitutionalising the WTO.

Introduction

Part I: WTO Law: An Impediment to the Implementation of the UN SDGs

The Lack of Trade-Related Sustainable Development Commitments in WTO Law

WTO Law's Constraints on National Regulation

Part II: Reconciling WTO Law with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainability Test

Balancing Sustainability Elements

Part III: Integrating Sustainability into WTO Law

The Constitutionalisation of the WTO: An Ideal Methodology

Progress in Embedding Sustainability into WTO Rules

The Sustainable Development Club: A Practical Approach

Potential Trade Rules and Policies of the Sustainable Development Club