Home
Law
International Law
Regulatory Autonomy and International Trade in Services: The EU Under GATTs and RTAs

Regulatory Autonomy and International Trade in Services: The EU Under GATTs and RTAs

Name: Regulatory Autonomy and International Trade in Services: The EU Under GATTs and RTAs
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
SKU: 9781785364303
Price: 1551.03 HKD
Availability: InStock
Author: Bregt Natens
ISBN: 9781785364303

By Bregt Natens

Edward Elgar Publishing July 2016

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781785364303
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication: July 2016
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: European Union ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Despite its growing significance, the legal scrutiny of RTAs remains an underdeveloped academic field. This book considers how the interplay between multilateral and preferential liberalisation of trade in services increasingly raises concerns, both from the perspective of the beneficiaries of such liberalisation and that of regulators.

With the application of a thorough article-by-article analysis, the author shows how these concerns lead to vast underutilisation of, and often prejudice against, the benefits of services liberalisation. The book meticulously analyses and compares the EU's obligations under the GATS and the services chapters of several RTAs to finally assess the merits of the various concerns.

This book will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of law and related subjects. It will also be of interest to government officials looking for a detailed analysis of the topic, and practitioners looking for a framework for analysing RTA provisions.

Introduction
1. Interpretation of GATS and the Selected EU RTAs
2. Structure of GATS and the EU RTAs
3. The Scope of GATS and the EU RTAs
4. Non-discrimination
5. Market Access
6. Domestic Regulation
7. Transparency
8. Exceptions
Concluding Remarks
Index