Trade Multilateralism in the Twenty-First Century: Building the Upper Floors of the Trading System Through WTO Accessions

International Law

Trade Multilateralism in the Twenty-First Century: Building the Upper Floors of the Trading System Through WTO Accessions

Edited by Alexei Kireyev · Chiedu Osakwe
Cambridge University Press December 2017

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ISBN-13
9781108431682
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
December 2017
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Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Trade multilateralism in the twenty-first-century century faces a serious test as weakness in the global economy and fast-paced technological changes create a challenging environment for world trade.

This book examines how an updated and robust, rules-based multilateral framework, anchored in the WTO, remains indispensable to maximizing the benefits of global economic integration and to reviving world trade. By examining recent accessions to the WTO, it reveals how the growing membership of the WTO has helped to support domestic reforms and to strengthen the rules-based framework of the WTO. It argues that the new realities of the twenty-first century require an upgrade to the architecture of the multilateral trading system. By erecting its 'upper floors' on the foundation of existing trade rules, the WTO can continue to adapt to a fast-changing environment and to maximize the benefits brought about by its ever-expanding membership.

Table of Contents

1. Making trade multilateralism work for all: the role of WTO accessions Alexei Kireyev and Chiedu Osakwe

Part I. WTO Accessions And The New Trade Multilateralism:
2. The WTO and the changing state of the global economy Alexei Kireyev
3. The art and science of negotiation: de-politicizing and technicizing negotiations Micheline Calmy-Rey and Svenja Rauch
4. The accession of Kazakhstan: dealing with complexity Alexei Kireyev, Chiedu Osakwe and Anna Varyanik
5. Helping businesses navigate WTO accession Arancha Gonzalez
6. WTO rules, accession protocols and mega-regionals - complementarity and governance in the rules-based global economy Masa Lekic and Chiedu Osakwe
7. Promoting good governance: from encouraging a principle to taking concrete action - examples from WTO accession protocols and the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Juneyoung Lee, Nora Neufeld and Anna Varyanik
8. Transforming accessions data into knowledge Hubert Escaith, Chiedu Osakwe, Vicky Chemutai and Ying Yan

Part II. Negotiators' Perspectives On The WTO Accession Process:
9. Accession of Liberia: an agenda for transformation Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Axel Addy
10. Afghanistan's accession: challenged by conflict Humayoon Rasaw
11. The WTO accession of Seychelles: lessons from a small island economy Pierre Laporte, Charles Morin and Cillia Mangroo
12. WTO accession negotiations from a negotiator's perspective Atsuyuki Oike

Part III. Accessions Acquis: Thematic Perspectives and Implementation Challenges:
13. How post-TRIPS negotiations reframe the 'trade-related aspects' of intellectual property after TRIPS: the lessons of WTO accessions Antony Taubman
14. Competition policy in WTO accessions: filling in the blanks in the international trading system Robert D. Anderson, Anna Caroline Muller and Nivedita Sen
15. Geographical indications in the accessions landscape Tatiana Yanguas Acosta
16. WTO accession commitments on agriculture: lessons for WTO rule-making Diwakar Dixit
17. The WTO-plus obligations: dual class or a strengthened system? Nannan Gao and Fangying Zheng
18. Accession protocols and the private sector Josefita Pardo de Leon and Mariam Soumare
19. Post-accession support platform Maika Oshikawa
20. Conclusion - trade multilateralism: enhancing flexibility, preserving the momentum Alexei Kireyev and Chiedu Osakwe.
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