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International Harmonization of Economic Regulation

International Harmonization of Economic Regulation

Author: Junji Nakagawa
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199604661
Published In: November 2011
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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Clear and coherent analysis of international efforts to harmonize economic regulation, assessing their international as well as domestic impact
Covers a wide range of areas, from trade and intellectual property regulations to technical standards, competition law, and finance
Extensive examination of the roles of different actors involved in harmonization negotiations
With the advancing globalization of the world economy, domestic economic regulations are becoming more and more subject to efforts at international harmonization. This book presents an analysis of this worldwide phenomenon from both a legal and a politico-economic perspective by focusing on (1) the backgrounds and objectives of international harmonization, (2) the negotiating processes involved, and (3) the impact of harmonization on domestic laws and their administration.

International harmonization is discussed in a wide range of cases including trade-related regulations, technical standards and food safety standards, intellectual property rights, labour standards, competition law and policy, financial regulations, and regulations concerning transnational economic crime. Drawing on a wide range of materials and applying a unified analytical framework based on theoretical as well as practical observations, the book surveys this much debated topic in a comprehensive and accessible way. It thus contributes to a better understanding of both the chances and the challenges of globalization and global governance today.

Readership: Practitioners and government legal advisers working in international economic law and economic regulation; scholars and students of these areas.

1. Introduction

2. International Harmonization of Tariff-related Rules

3. International Harmonization of Trade Remedy Rules

4. International Harmonization of Standards and Accreditation

5. International Harmonization of Intellectual Property Rights

6. International Harmonization of Labor Standards

7. International Harmonization of Competition Law and Policy

8. International Harmonization of Financial Regulation

9. International Harmonization of International Economic Crime Control

10. Summing up and Prospects

Junji Nakagawa, Professor of International Economic Law, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo

Junji Nakagawa is a Professor of International Economic Law at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Social Science (ISS). He received his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Law and Politics in 1988 and joined the faculty of the ISS as an Associate Professor in 1995. He has been a Professor at the ISS since 2000. He has also taught at the University of Denver, University of Georgia, City University of Hong Kong, Tufts University and Shantou University. Among his publications are Managing Development: Globalization, Economic Restructuring and Social Policy (Routledge, 2006),Anti-Dumping Laws and Practices of the New Users(Cameron May, 2007), and Multilateralism and Regionalism in Global Economic Governance: Finance, Trade and Investment (Routledge, 2011).