The Prospects of International Trade Regulation: From Fragmentation to Coherence

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511792496

For a long time, the GATT led a life of its own as a self-contained regime. The evolution from tariff to non-tariff barriers brought about increasing overlaps with other regulatory areas. WTO rules increasingly interface with other areas of law and policy, including environmental protection, agricultural policies, labour standards, investment, human rights and regional integration. Against this backdrop, this book examines fragmentation in international trade regulation across a wide array of regulatory fields. To this end, it uses a conceptually coherent theoretical framework which is based on the effort to bring about greater coherence among different policy goals and fields, and thus to embed the multilateral trading system within the broader framework of international economics, law and relations. It will appeal to those interested in a forward-looking discussion of the most pressing issues of the international trade agenda.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of figures
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List of tables
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Contributors
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Preface and acknowledgements
pp xvii-xix
- By Thomas Cottier, University of Bern, Panagiotis Delimatsis, Tilburg University
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Table of cases
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List of abbreviations
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Introduction: fragmentation and coherence in international trade regulation: analysis and conceptual foundations
pp 1-66
- By Thomas Cottier, University of Bern, Panagiotis Delimatsis, Tilburg University, Katja Gehne, University of Bern, Switzerland, Tetyana Payosova, University of Bern, Switzerland
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PART I - Constitutional issues in international trade regulation
pp 67-68
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1 - The constitutionalisation of international trade law
pp 69-102
- By Klaus Armingeon, University of Bern, Switzerland, Karolina Milewicz, University of Bern, Switzerland, Simone Peter, University of Basel, Switzerland, Anne Peters, University of Basel, Switzerland
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2 - Reflections on modes of decision-making in the World Trade Organization
pp 103-135
- By Yves Bonzon, University of Lausanne Law Faculty, Switzerland, Manfred Elsig, University of Bern, Switzerland, Marina Foltea, University of Bern, Switzerland, Thomas Messerli, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, Andreas Ziegler, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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3 - Regionalism: moving from fragmentation towards coherence
pp 136-166
- By Richard Baldwin, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, Theresa Carpenter, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
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PART II - Reforming specific areas of trade regulation
pp 167-168
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4 - Reframing sustainable agriculture
pp 169-210
- By Philipp Aerni, University of Bern, Switzerland, Christian Häberli, University of Bern, Switzerland, Baris Karapinar, University of Bern, Switzerland
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5 - Energy in WTO law and policy
pp 211-244
- By Thomas Cottier, University of Bern, Switzerland, Garba Malumfashi, University of Dundee, United Kingdom, Sofya Matteotti-Berkutova, University of Bern, Switzerland, Olga Nartova, University of Bern, Switzerland, Joëlle De Sépibus, University of Bern, Switzerland, Sadeq Z. Bigdeli, University of Bern, Switzerland
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6 - Developing trade rules for services: a case of fragmented coherence?
pp 245-283
- By Panagiotis Delimatsis, University of Bern, Switzerland, Nicolas Diebold, Froriep Renggli, Zurich, Switzerland, Martín Molinuevo, University of Bern, Switzerland, Marion Panizzon, University of Bern, Switzerland, Pierre Sauvé, University of Bern, Switzerland
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7 - Challenges of biotechnology in international trade regulation
pp 284-320
- By Susette Biber-Klemm, University of Bern, Switzerland, Michael Burkard, University of Bern, Switzerland, Thomas Cottier, University of Bern, Switzerland, Sufian Jusoh, University of Bern, Switzerland, Michelangelo Temmerman, University of Bern, Switzerland
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PART III - ‘Trade and…’ linkages
pp 321-322
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8 - A call for a WTO ministerial decision on trade and human rights
pp 323-358
- By Barnali Choudhury, Charleston School of Law, Canada, Katja Gehne, University of Bern, Switzerland, Simone Heri, International Commission of Jurists, Bern and Geneva, Switzerland, Franziska Humbert, Labour Rights at Oxfam, Berlin, Germany, Christine Kaufmann, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer, University of Basel, Switzerland
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9 - The protection and promotion of cultural diversity in a digital networked environment: mapping possible advances towards coherence
pp 359-393
- By Mira Burri-Nenova, University of Bern, Switzerland, Christoph Beat Graber, University of Lucerne, Switzerland, Thomas Steiner, University of Lucerne, Switzerland
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10 - Development and stability in the nexus between trade and finance
pp 394-416
- By Ernst Baltensperger, University of Bern, Switzerland, Nils Herger, University of Bern, Switzerland
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11 - The regulatory framework of international investment: the challenge of fragmentation in a changing world economy
pp 417-451
- By Bertram Boie, University of Bern, Switzerland, Julien Chaisse, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China, Philippe Gugler, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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12 - Low-income countries and commodity price volatility
pp 452-482
- By Hannah Bargawi, University of London, United Kingdom, Elva Bova, University of London, United Kingdom, Benno Ferrarini, University of Bern, Switzerland, Susan Newman, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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Index
pp 483-503
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vii

List of figures
pp viii-ix

List of tables
pp x-x

Contributors
pp xi-xvi

Preface and acknowledgements
pp xvii-xix

Table of cases
pp xx-xxv

List of abbreviations
pp xxvi-xxx

Introduction: fragmentation and coherence in international trade regulation: analysis and conceptual foundations
pp 1-66

PART I - Constitutional issues in international trade regulation
pp 67-68

1 - The constitutionalisation of international trade law
pp 69-102

2 - Reflections on modes of decision-making in the World Trade Organization
pp 103-135

3 - Regionalism: moving from fragmentation towards coherence
pp 136-166

PART II - Reforming specific areas of trade regulation
pp 167-168

4 - Reframing sustainable agriculture
pp 169-210

5 - Energy in WTO law and policy
pp 211-244

6 - Developing trade rules for services: a case of fragmented coherence?
pp 245-283

7 - Challenges of biotechnology in international trade regulation
pp 284-320

PART III - ‘Trade and…’ linkages
pp 321-322

8 - A call for a WTO ministerial decision on trade and human rights
pp 323-358

9 - The protection and promotion of cultural diversity in a digital networked environment: mapping possible advances towards coherence
pp 359-393

10 - Development and stability in the nexus between trade and finance
pp 394-416

11 - The regulatory framework of international investment: the challenge of fragmentation in a changing world economy
pp 417-451

12 - Low-income countries and commodity price volatility
pp 452-482

Index
pp 483-503

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