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International Regulation of Trade in Services

International Regulation of Trade in Services

Author: Philip Raworth
Publisher: Oceana
ISBN: 9780379008425
Published In: Subscription-type (Contents updated periodically)
Format: Loose-leaf (5 volumes) , 10116 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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International Regulation of Trade in Services provides commentary and primary source materials on the international trade in services and the broad legal framework governing it. This five-volume set is a compilation of global, regional, and European Union legislation that affects international trade in services. Commentaries discuss issues such as the law of money laundering in the European Union; government procurement rules under the WTO and regional arrangements in the Americas; the dispute settlement mechanism of the WTO; the European Union banking regime; intellectual property; government procurement and the banking regime of the EU; the Agreement on Government Procurement; the Agreement on PreShip Inspection; regulation of banking; and the economic and monetary union of the EU. Primary source material includes the international regional treaties and agreements covering trade, communications, banking and finance, electronic commerce, and intellectual property.

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Major divisions of the text contain a "checklist" of pertinent primary source documents and their location in the publication
Materials are organized according to subject, making access to important information easy

Philip Raworth

Philip Raworth first studied modern languages and linguistics at the University of Manchester in England. He speaks fluent English, French, German and Spanish and has a fair knowledge of Portuguese, Italian and Dutch. For several years, he taught German literature and linguistics at universities in England, Canada, and Austria. In 1974, Philip Raworth returned to university to study law and was admitted to the Bar of the Province of Alberta in Canada in 1978. The same year, he received the prestigious Duff-Rinfret Scholarship from the Canadian federal government in order to complete his LL.M..Since 1979, Professor Raworth has taught law at the Universities of Ottawa and Alberta. From 1994-1999, he was chair of the Department of Marketing, Economics and Law in the Faculty of Business at the University of Alberta. He has also practiced law, both in Canada and Europe, in the areas of European Union and international commercial law. He is the author of numerous articles and books on the European Union and international commercial law.