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Redefining Sovereignty in International Economic Law

Redefining Sovereignty in International Economic Law

Author: Wenhua Shan; Penelope Simons; Dalvinder Singh
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781841137018
Published In: April 2008
Format: Hardback , 516 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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The concept of state sovereignty is increasingly challenged by a proliferation of international economic instruments and major international economic institutions. States from both the south and north are re-examining and debating the extent to which they should cede control over their economic and social policies to achieve global economic efficiency in an interdependent world. A clear manifestation of this is the collapse of Cancun Ministerial Conference of World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the ongoing Doha Round negotiation. International lawyers are seriously rethinking the subject of state sovereignty, in relation to the operation of the main international economic institutions, namely the WTO, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The contributions in this volume, bringing together leading scholars from the developed and developing worlds, take up the challenge of debating the meaning of sovereignty and the impact of international economic law on state sovereignty. The first part looks at the issues from the perspectives of general international law, international economic law and legal theory. Part two discusses the impact of trade liberalisation on the sovereignty of both industrialised and developing states and Part three concentrates on the challenge to state sovereignty created by the proliferation of investment treaties and the significant recent growth of investment treaty based arbitration cases.

Wenhua Shan is a Professor of International Economic Law at Oxford Brookes University, a University Professor of Law and the Dean of the Xi'an Jiaotong University Law School, and a visiting University Chair Professor of Law at Xiamen University, PR China.
Penelope Simons is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, Canada
Dalvinder Singh is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Warwick, UK.

Part One is excellent reading for anyone interested in the contemporary debates about sovereignty in public international law. A full range of theories is offered, from far-reaching proposals arguing for a "constitutional" approach to international law, to a reaffirmation of sovereign rights and finally to a thought-provoking dismissal of the whole debate. All four papers offer original insights…The collection will make for fine reading for international law scholars.
William F. Flanagan
Queens Law Journal
Vol 34, 2009

The book is an excellent piece of work. It clearly constitutes a valuable contribution to the analysis of the various conceptual aspects of sovereignty placed in the context of a globalised trade system

a "must-have" book
Marios Koutsas, University of Essex
International Trade Law and Regulation
Volume 15, Issue 5, (2009)

Redefining Sovereignty in International Economic Law is an invaluable introduction to the current debate that surrounds the conceptualisation of sovereignty, and is a helpful guide into finding relevant sources on the subject.
Bernadita Saez Rozas
The Singapore Year Book of International Law
Volume XII 2008