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Mega free trade agreements (FTAs) are being formed to fill the gap
created by new developments in global governance and are reshaping
the world economic order. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
agreement is one of such 21st century FTAs. This book highlights
three trade-related issues covered by the TPP that greatly concern
emerging countries - investment, intellectual property rights
(IPR), and state-owned enterprises (SOEs). It contains rigorous
economic, legal, and political analyses on the final text of the
agreement, combined with country-specific policy discussions
focusing on Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam,
giving readers insights on the establishment of global rules and
regulations for 21st century trade. The book also outlines the
requirements for emerging Asian countries to better formulate trade
policies in the new era of international trade and promote regional
integration in ASEAN and East Asia.
With changes to the international investment law landscape and
Asian countries now actively developing their network of bilateral
investment treaties (BITs) and free trade agreements (FTAs), this
volume studies issues relating to Asian perspectives on
international investment law and forecasts the future of Asian
contribution to its science and practice. The book discusses the
major factors that have been driving Asian countries to new
directions in international investment rule-making and dispute
settlement. It also looks at whether Asian countries are crafting a
new model of international investment law to reflect their specific
socio-cultural values. Finally, the book examines whether there are
any 'Asian' styles of international investment rule-making and
dispute settlement, or if individual Asian countries are seeking
specific national 'models' based on economic structure and
geopolitical interests. This unique collection is exceptionally
useful to students, scholars and practitioners of international
investment law, international trade law and public international
law.
With changes to the international investment law landscape and
Asian countries now actively developing their network of bilateral
investment treaties (BITs) and free trade agreements (FTAs), this
volume studies issues relating to Asian perspectives on
international investment law and forecasts the future of Asian
contribution to its science and practice. The book discusses the
major factors that have been driving Asian countries to new
directions in international investment rule-making and dispute
settlement. It also looks at whether Asian countries are crafting a
new model of international investment law to reflect their specific
socio-cultural values. Finally, the book examines whether there are
any 'Asian' styles of international investment rule-making and
dispute settlement, or if individual Asian countries are seeking
specific national 'models' based on economic structure and
geopolitical interests. This unique collection is exceptionally
useful to students, scholars and practitioners of international
investment law, international trade law and public international
law.
Mega free trade agreements (FTAs) are being formed to fill the gap
created by new developments in global governance and are reshaping
the world economic order. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
agreement is one of such 21st century FTAs. This book highlights
three trade-related issues covered by the TPP that greatly concern
emerging countries - investment, intellectual property rights
(IPR), and state-owned enterprises (SOEs). It contains rigorous
economic, legal, and political analyses on the final text of the
agreement, combined with country-specific policy discussions
focusing on Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam,
giving readers insights on the establishment of global rules and
regulations for 21st century trade. The book also outlines the
requirements for emerging Asian countries to better formulate trade
policies in the new era of international trade and promote regional
integration in ASEAN and East Asia.
Nationalization disputes in natural resources development are among
the most disputed issues of international investment law. This book
offers a fresh insight into the nature of nationalization disputes
in natural resources development and the rules of international
investment law governing them by systematically analyzing (1) the
content of investment contracts in natural resources development,
and (2) the results of nationalization disputes in natural
resources development from the perspective of dynamic bargaining
theory. Based on the comprehensive and systematic empirical
analyses, the book sheds new light on contractual renegotiation and
renewal as a hardly known but practically normal solution of
nationalization disputes and presents a set of soft law rules
governing contractual renegotiation and renewal.
An increasing number of international trade disputes are settled
through the WTO dispute settlement (DS) procedure. In parallel, an
increasing number of international investment disputes are settled
through investor-host state arbitration procedure. What does
"transparency" mean in the context of international trade and
investment dispute settlement? Why is enhanced transparency
demanded? To what extent and in what manner should these dispute
settlement procedures be transparent? The book addresses these
issues of securing transparency in international trade and
investment dispute settlement. Transparency in international trade
and investment dispute settlement drew attention of international
economic law scholars in the late 1990s, but most literature
discusses the transparency in trade DS and investment DS
separately. The book deals with the issue in a comprehensive and
coherent manner, combining the analyses of the issue in both DS
procedures and comparing the pros and cons to enhanced transparency
in them. The main argument of the book is, firstly, that
transparency in these procedures should be enhanced so that they
may be accountable to a wider range of stakeholders, but, secondly,
that the extent and the manner of transparency might differ in
these two procedures, reflecting their structural and functional
differences. The book appeals to both scholars and students
interested in international economic law and international
relations, as well as lawyers and government officials who deal
with international trade and investment regulation.
Reconciling regionalism and multilateralism is a challenge common
to all branches of global economic governance. While the Bretton
Woods/GATT (WTO) institutions, decades-old multilateral framework
for global economic governance, are facing serious challenges to
their effectiveness, regional framework are emerging as
complementary or alternative means of global economic governance.
The real challenge is how to reconcile multilateralism and
regionalism in global economic governance. This book tackles this
problem by analysing issues of multilateral/regional conciliation
and coordination in global economic governance, focusing on Asia.
Chapters of the book deal with challenges of multilateralism and
regionalism in three fields of global economic governance, namely,
global monetary/financial governance, global trade governance, and
global investment governance. The major regional focus is on Asia,
though some chapters deal with regionalism in Europe and North
America. Topics include Asian Monetary Fund and Asian financial
architecture, open accession provisions of regional trade
agreements, and APEC's role in multilateral investment rules. As a
whole, the book elucidates the contemporary reach of Asian
regionalism in global economic governance, and shows the neat
balance between regionalism and multilateralism in global economic
governance. It is of particular use to the students and
practitioners of international economic law, international
political economy, international finance and international
economics, both with and without Asian focus.
An increasing number of international trade disputes are settled
through the WTO dispute settlement (DS) procedure. In parallel, an
increasing number of international investment disputes are settled
through investor-host state arbitration procedure. What does
"transparency" mean in the context of international trade and
investment dispute settlement? Why is enhanced transparency
demanded? To what extent and in what manner should these dispute
settlement procedures be transparent? The book addresses these
issues of securing transparency in international trade and
investment dispute settlement. Transparency in international trade
and investment dispute settlement drew attention of international
economic law scholars in the late 1990s, but most literature
discusses the transparency in trade DS and investment DS
separately. The book deals with the issue in a comprehensive and
coherent manner, combining the analyses of the issue in both DS
procedures and comparing the pros and cons to enhanced transparency
in them. The main argument of the book is, first, that transparency
in these procedures should be enhanced so that they may be
accountable to a wider range of stakeholders, but, secondly, that
the extent and the manner of transparency might differ in these two
procedures, reflecting their structural and functional differences.
The book will appeal to both scholars and students interested in
international economic law and international relations, as well as
lawyers and government officials who deal with international trade
and investment regulation.
Globalization in the 1990s provided both opportunities and
challenges for developing and transition economies. Though for
some, it offered the chance to achieve economic growth through
active involvement in the integrated and liberalized world economy,
it also increased their vulnerability to external shocks and
volatility. As a consequence, stakeholders at every level of the
development and transition process - international organizations,
national governments and the private sector - had to review their
strategies in order to adjust to the new world economic
environment. As the Mexican peso crisis of 1994-1995 and the Asian
financial crisis of 1997-1998 showed dramatically, the cost of
maladjustment was not only very high but it also affected many more
stakeholders than before, due to the contagious effects of crises.
This revealing book analyzes the different methods employed to
manage globalization and development. Bringing together an
international team of contributors, including Barbara Stallings,
Alicia Giron and J. C. Ferraz, it will prove to be a valuable
resource for those involved in the fields of development economics
and political economy.
Reconciling regionalism and multilateralism is a challenge common
to all branches of global economic governance. While the Bretton
Woods/GATT (WTO) institutions, decades-old multilateral framework
for global economic governance, are facing serious challenges to
their effectiveness, regional framework are emerging as
complementary or alternative means of global economic governance.
The real challenge is how to reconcile multilateralism and
regionalism in global economic governance. This book tackles this
problem by analysing issues of multilateral/regional conciliation
and coordination in global economic governance, focusing on Asia.
Chapters of the book deal with challenges of multilateralism and
regionalism in three fields of global economic governance, namely,
global monetary/financial governance, global trade governance, and
global investment governance. The major regional focus is on Asia,
though some chapters deal with regionalism in Europe and North
America. Topics include Asian Monetary Fund and Asian financial
architecture, open accession provisions of regional trade
agreements, and APEC's role in multilateral investment rules. As a
whole, the book elucidates the contemporary reach of Asian
regionalism in global economic governance, and shows the neat
balance between regionalism and multilateralism in global economic
governance. It is of particular use to the students and
practitioners of international economic law, international
political economy, international finance and international
economics, both with and without Asian focus.
Globalization in the 1990s provided both opportunities and
challenges for developing and transition economies. Though for
some, it offered the chance to achieve economic growth through
active involvement in the integrated and liberalized world economy,
it also increased their vulnerability to external shocks and
volatility.
As a consequence, stakeholders at every level of the development
and transition process international organizations, national
governments and the private sector had to review their strategies
in order to adjust to the new world economic environment. As the
Mexican peso crisis of 1994-1995 and the Asian financial crisis of
1997-1998 showed dramatically, the cost of maladjustment was not
only very high but it also affected many more stakeholders than
before, due to the contagious effects of crises.
This revealing book analyzes the different methods employed to
manage globalization and development. Bringing together an
international team of contributors, including Barbara Stallings,
Alicia Giron and J. C. Ferraz, it will prove to be a valuable
resource for those involved in the fields of development economics
and political economy.
Nationalization disputes in natural resources development are among
the most disputed issues of international investment law. This book
offers a fresh insight into the nature of nationalization disputes
in natural resources development and the rules of international
investment law governing them by systematically analyzing (1) the
content of investment contracts in natural resources development,
and (2) the results of nationalization disputes in natural
resources development from the perspective of dynamic bargaining
theory. Based on the comprehensive and systematic empirical
analyses, the book sheds new light on contractual renegotiation and
renewal as a hardly known but practically normal solution of
nationalization disputes and presents a set of soft law rules
governing contractual renegotiation and renewal.
This book provides readers with a unique opportunity to explore how
the international economic legal order (IELO) may look in a
post-WTO world. The substance of this book presupposes (whether
correct or not) that the WTO either: (a) Stagnates into the
foreseeable future (Doha withers, no new Rounds, at best minor
amendments, little new jurisprudence, effective collapse of the
DSB); or (b) Falls apart completely. While neither is desirable,
the book underlines that it must be conceded that neither is
inconceivable. The collapse of the Soviet Union tells us that
anything is possible (in 1986 no one foresaw the end of the Cold
War - clearly it was a much more significant event than would be
the case for the demise of the WTO and the current international
economic legal order (IELO)). Similarly, just a year or two before
Brexit or the election of US President Donald Trump, no one foresaw
those two eventualities. Consequently, a worst-case scenario for
the future of the WTO cannot be ignored - rather, it must be
explored, as has been done in this book. Indeed, despite most IEL
academics' commitment to multilateralism and specifically to a
vibrant and dynamic WTO, academics in the field are now beginning
to seriously discuss what a post-WTO world could look like (and it
was the project behind this book that first launched those
discussions). Accordingly, this examination of the post-WTO world
will be of great value to practitioners, governmental and
international officials and scholars in the IELO. This is
particularly so in an era of increasingly rapid change, during
which legal scholarship must also address the future if it wants to
contribute creative solutions to the resolution and management of
the many serious contemporary problems facing our field.
This is the first book that critically examines the reform of the
Appellate Body (AB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in light
of the current crisis resulting from the U.S. blocking of the
appointment of its members. The reform of the AB is critical, as
the appointment crisis could lead to the demise of "the jewel in
the crown," which may even cause the dismantling of the WTO as a
whole. This book covers various aspects of the crisis and its
reform. Specifically, as the crisis cannot be fully understood
without reviewing the role of the AB from the broader perspectives
of the other functions of the WTO, the book examines the reform of
the AB from the broader perspectives of the WTO governance.
Additional focus is on the reform of the AB in relation to its
specific functions. Available options are provided to address the
AB crisis, as well as discussion of wider implications beyond the
WTO. Contributed by world-renowned academics, experts, and
practitioners in the field of international economic law, this
volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the AB crisis and its
solutions.
This book provides readers with a unique opportunity to explore how
the international economic legal order (IELO) may look in a
post-WTO world. The substance of this book presupposes (whether
correct or not) that the WTO either: (a) Stagnates into the
foreseeable future (Doha withers, no new Rounds, at best minor
amendments, little new jurisprudence, effective collapse of the
DSB); or (b) Falls apart completely. While neither is desirable,
the book underlines that it must be conceded that neither is
inconceivable. The collapse of the Soviet Union tells us that
anything is possible (in 1986 no one foresaw the end of the Cold
War - clearly it was a much more significant event than would be
the case for the demise of the WTO and the current international
economic legal order (IELO)). Similarly, just a year or two before
Brexit or the election of US President Donald Trump, no one foresaw
those two eventualities. Consequently, a worst-case scenario for
the future of the WTO cannot be ignored - rather, it must be
explored, as has been done in this book. Indeed, despite most IEL
academics' commitment to multilateralism and specifically to a
vibrant and dynamic WTO, academics in the field are now beginning
to seriously discuss what a post-WTO world could look like (and it
was the project behind this book that first launched those
discussions). Accordingly, this examination of the post-WTO world
will be of great value to practitioners, governmental and
international officials and scholars in the IELO. This is
particularly so in an era of increasingly rapid change, during
which legal scholarship must also address the future if it wants to
contribute creative solutions to the resolution and management of
the many serious contemporary problems facing our field.
This is the first book that critically examines the reform of the
Appellate Body (AB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in light
of the current crisis resulting from the U.S. blocking of the
appointment of its members. The reform of the AB is critical, as
the appointment crisis could lead to the demise of "the jewel in
the crown," which may even cause the dismantling of the WTO as a
whole. This book covers various aspects of the crisis and its
reform. Specifically, as the crisis cannot be fully understood
without reviewing the role of the AB from the broader perspectives
of the other functions of the WTO, the book examines the reform of
the AB from the broader perspectives of the WTO governance.
Additional focus is on the reform of the AB in relation to its
specific functions. Available options are provided to address the
AB crisis, as well as discussion of wider implications beyond the
WTO. Contributed by world-renowned academics, experts, and
practitioners in the field of international economic law, this
volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the AB crisis and its
solutions.
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