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Regional Economic Integration and Dispute Settlement in East Asia

Regional Economic Integration and Dispute Settlement in East Asia The Evolving Legal Framework

Author: Anna G. Tevini
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781849465830
Published In: June 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Asia ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The accession of the People's Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 significantly transformed global economic relations both de facto and de jure. At the regional level, China's WTO accession served as a catalyst for the juridification of economic relations in East Asia based on Regional Trade and Investment Agreements (RTAs). This was a novel development for the region, since East Asian states had previously followed a largely informal, market-based approach to regional economic integration, essentially limiting rules-based economic integration to the global level based on the "most favoured nation principle" under the GATT/WTO framework.

This book systematically analyses and explains the development, nature, and challenges of rules-based regional economic integration in East Asia with a focus on the first four East Asian RTAs, which involve the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan, Singapore and the Hong Kong SAR. While also addressing socio-economic, historical, and political factors, the book's primary focus are the legal institutions now shaping East Asian regional economic integration.

At its core, the book provides a systematic, comparative account of the scope, depth and (hard law vs soft law) quality of rules-based economic integration achieved in AFTA, ACFTA, JSEPA and CEPA in the areas of the trade in goods and services, investment liberalization and protection and labor movement, as well as dispute settlement.

1. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS

I. Introduction

II. Defining International Economic Integration

III. Promoting International Economic Integration Through Law

IV. Economic Integration Through the WTO

V. Economic Integration Through Regional Trade Agreements

VI. The Multilateral Framework for Regional Trade Agreements

VII. Summary

2. ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN EAST ASIA—ORIGINS, DEVELOPMENTS AND PROSPECTS

I. Introduction

II. East Asia—Definition and Characteristics

III. Dominance of Market-led Integration and Economic Cooperation in East Asia in the Twentieth Century