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Law and Development Perspective on International Trade Law

Law and Development Perspective on International Trade Law

Author: Yong-Shik Lee; Gary Horlick; Won-Mog Choi; Tomer Broude
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107664890
Published In: May 2013
Format: Paperback , 460 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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Economic development is the most important agenda in the international trading system today, as demonstrated by the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) adopted in the current multilateral trade negotiations of the World Trade Organization (the Doha Round). This book provides a relevant discussion of major international trade law issues from the perspective of development in the following areas: general issues on international trade law and economic development; and specific law and development issues in World Trade Organization, Free Trade Agreement and regional initiatives. This book offers an unparalleled breadth of coverage on the topic and diversity of authorship, as seventeen leading scholars contribute chapters from nine major developed and developing countries, including the United States, Canada, Japan, China (including Hong Kong), South Korea, Australia, Singapore and Israel.

• Presents comprehensive coverage of the topic of international trade law from the law and development perspective

• Presents a diverse group of contributors

• Takes an interdisciplinary approach to international trade law and economic development

About the Editors and Authors	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1
Part I: Developing Countries and International Trade
1 Law and Development for Least Developed Countries: Theoretical Basis and Regulatory Framework for Microtrade Yong-Shik Lee	7
2 Development Disputes in International Trade Tomer Broude	29
3 Intellectual Property Rights, Trade, and Economic Development Bryan Mercurio	49
4 Trade, Border Security, and Development Maureen Irish	81
Part II: Law and Development in the World Trade Organization
5 World Trade Organization and Developing Countries: Reform Proposal Yong-Shik Lee	105
6 Rediscovering the Role of Developing Countries in the GATT Faizel Ismail	130
7 WTO Dispute Settlement from the Perspective of Developing Countries Gary N. Horlick and Katherine Fennell	161
8 Pacific Countries in the WTO: Accession and Accommodation, the Reality of WTO Accession Andrew D. Mitchell and Joanne Wallis	179
Part III: Law and Development in Free Trade Agreements
9 North–South Regional Trade Agreements: Prospects, Risks, and Legal Regulation Moshe Hirsch	225
10 Free Trade Agreements: WTO Disciplines and Development Perspectives Mitsuo Matsushita and Yong-Shik Lee	246
11 Developing Countries, Trade, and Human Rights: Free Trade Agreements, Development Needs, and the European Union's Generalized System of Preferences Anthony E. Cassimatis	277
12 Free Trade Agreements and Foreign Direct Investment: A Viable Answer for Economic Development? Yong-Shik Lee	297
Part IV: Law and Development in Regional Initiatives
13 Islands of Prosperity and Poverty: A Rational Trade Development Policy for Economically Heterogeneous States Colin B. Picker	317
14 Trade Preferences and Economic Growth: An Assessment of the U.S. GSP Schemes in the Context of Least Developed Countries Caf Dowlah	334
15 Economic Development of North Korea: Call for International Trade-Based Development Policy and Legal Reform Yong-Shik Lee, Young-Ok Kim, and Hye Seong Mun	356
16 Applying the “Specificity” Test in Countervailing Duty Cases in the Context of China's Foreign Investment Policies Xiaojie Lu	376
17 Nonconclusions Gary N. Horlick	395
Epilogue	403
Index	405