Subjects:

International Trade

Contents:

Table of Cases

Table of International Agreements

Table of Statutes and Regulations

Part I. International Economic Law

1. Economic Law and the Laws of Economics

2. Money, Exchange Rates, and the Balance of Payments

Part II. The GATT/WTO System

3. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade: Origins and Overview

4. Evolution of the GATT and GATT Law

5. The GATT/WTO System after the Uruguay Round: A Preliminary Survey

6. The International Exchange of Services and the Creation of GATS

7. Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property

Part III. Dispute Resolution

8. Dispute Resolution in the GATT, 1948-1994

9. Dispute Settlement in the WTO

Part IV. The Rules of International Trade in Detail

10. The Question of Subsidies

11. Dumping and Anti-Dumping

Part V. Beyond the World Trade Organization

12. The Environment and International Economic Law

13. Competition Law by Eleanor M. Fox

14. Dispute Resolution: Interstate, Investor-State, and International Commercial Arbitration

Part VI. International Investment

15. The Responsibility of Host States to Foreign Investors: Customary International Law

16. Dispute Settlement and International Investment

17. Evolving Standards of International Law on International Investment

Part VII. The International Monetary System

18. The Bretton Woods System

19. The International Monetary Fund as Amended

20. The International Monetary System and Regional Crises

21. Other Institutions of the International Monetary System

22. The European Monetary System and the Rise of the Euro

23. International Monetary Law and Private Activity

Part VIII. Economic Controls for Political Ends

24. United Nations and other Collective Sanctions

25. Economic Sanctions without Benefit of Treaty

Index of Subjects

Index of Persons

As conflict and cooperation among states turn to an ever greater extent on economic issues, this fully updated and expanded second edition presents a comprehensive exploration of the legal foundations of the international economy. It not only examines the current status of the law, but also explores the origins, political tensions and development of outcomes that are often difficult to comprehend.

Lowenfeld examines the major elements of economic law in the international arena including the World Trade Organization and its antecedents; dumping, subsidies, and other devices that alter the market; the International Monetary System, including the collapse of the Bretton Woods system; the debt of developing countries; the law of foreign direct investment, including changing perceptions of the rights of host states and multinational enterprises; and economic sanctions. The book also contains chapters on competition law, environmental law, and new chapters on intellectual property and the various forms of arbitration; demonstrating how these subjects fit into the framework of international economic law.

Professor Lowenfeld brings to his task a lifetime of practice and teaching experience to produce a book that will be of use to international lawyers and non-specialists alike.

New to this edition:

• New chapter examining the increasingly important areas of Interstate, Investor-State, and International Commercial Arbitration
• Expanded coverage of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property