The politics of international economic law / edited by Tomer Broude, Marc L. Busch, Amelia Porges. - xi, 376 pages ; 23 cm

Originally published in 2011

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : some observations on the politics of international economic law / Politics and indirect effects of asymmetrical bargaining power in free trade agreements / Politics of linkages in U.S. preferential trade agreements / Politics of African trade negotiations in the WTO's Doha Round / Politics of legitimacy in the UNCITRAL working methods / Politics of the European Union's investment treaty-making / Politics of China's investment treaty-making programme / Politics of South-South bilateral investment treaties / Politics of sovereign wealth funds : benign investors or smoking guns? / Politics of international financial law and the global financial crisis / Ruling not to rule : the use of judicial economy by WTO panels / Politics of competing jurisdictional claims in WTO and RTA disputes : the role of private international law analogies / Politics of rules of origin / Politics of divestment / Tomer Broude, Marc L. Busch and Amelia Porges -- Meredith Kolsky Lewis -- Kimberlee Weatherall -- Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile -- Claire R. Kelly -- Marc Bungenberg -- Axel Berger -- Lauge Skovgaard Poulsen -- Yvonne C.L. Lee -- Douglas W. Arner -- Marc L. Busch and Krzysztof J. Pelc -- C.L. Lim and Henry Gao -- Moshe Hirsch -- Perry S. Bechky.

Lawyers seldom consider the influence of politics on law, whereas political scientists have an on-again, off-again fascination with how the law influences relations among states. This book fills this interdisciplinary gap, through a series of important studies written by leaders in the field on specific problems in international economic relations.

9781107595712 (paperback) 1107595711 (paperback)

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Foreign trade regulation--Political aspects.
Regulación del comercio exterior --Aspectos políticos
Investments, Foreign--Law and legislation--Political aspects.
Inversiones extranjeras --Legislación

K 3943 / P769 2015

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