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Mega-Regional Trade Agreements

von: Thilo Rensmann
117,69 €
Verlag:	Springer
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	20.07.2017
ISBN/EAN:	9783319566634
Sprache:	englisch

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<div>This book provides an in-depth analysis of "Mega-Regionals", the new generation of trans-regional free-trade agreements (FTAs) currently under negotiation, and their effect on the future of international economic law. The main focus centres on the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), but the findings are also applicable to similar agreements under negotiation, such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).</div><div>The specific features of Mega-Regional Trade Agreements raise a number of issues with respect to their potential effect on the current system of international trade and investment law. These include the consequences of Mega-Regionals for the most-favoured-nation (MFN) principle, their relation to the multilateral system of the World Trade Organization (WTO), their democratic legitimacy and their interaction with existing bilateral investment treaties (BITs).</div><div>The book is intended for academics and practitioners working in the field of international economic law.</div><div><br></div>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

<div><div><b>Part I Setting the Scene:</b> <i>Peter-Tobias Stoll</i>, Mega Regionals: Challenges, Opportunities and Research Questions.- <b>Part II Strategic and Structural Issues: </b><i>Edouard Bourcieu</i>, The Strategic Dimension of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.- <i>Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann</i>, Democratic Legitimacy of the CETA and TTIP Agreements?.- <i>Joost Pauwelyn</i>, Not As Preferential As You May Think: How Mega-Regionals Can Benefit Third Countries.- <i>Armand de Mestral and Lukas Vanhonnaeker</i>, Exception Clauses in Mega-Regionals (International Investment Protection and Trade Agreements).- <b>Part III Liberalisation and Protection of Foreign Investment:</b> <i>Stephan W. Schill and Heather L. Bray</i>, The Brave New (American) World of International Investment Law: Substantive Investment Protection Standards in Mega-Regionals.- <i>Karsten Nowrot</i>, Interactions between Investment Chapters in Mega-Regionals and Bilateral Investment Treaties.- <b>Part IV Innovation and International Property Rights: </b><i>Thomas Cottier, Dannie Jost and Michelle Schupp</i>, The Prospects of TRIPS-plus Protection in Future Mega-Regionals.- <i>Carlos M. Correa</i>, Intellectual Property in the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Increasing the Barriers for the Access to Affordable Medicines.- <i>Bryan Mercurio</i>, Safeguarding Public Welfare? Intellectual Property Rights, Health and the Evolution of Treaty Drafting in international Investment Agreements.- <b>Part V Energy Governance and the Green Economy: </b><i>Christopher Frey</i>, The Role of Mega-Regionals in the Decarbonization of the Economy.- <i>Markus Krajewski</i>, Liberalizing Trade in Energy Services and Domestic Regulation: New Approaches in Mega-Regionals?.- <b>Part VI Emerging Trends in Other Regulatory Areas: </b><i>Bernard Hoekman</i>, Trade Agreements and International Cooperation on Public Procurement Regulation.- <i>Simon Lester and Inu Manak, Addressing Regulatory Trade Barriers in Mega-Regional Trade Agreements.</i></div><div><i><br></i></div></div>

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Thilo Rensmann, Professor at Faculty of Law, University Augsburg, Germany

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This book provides an in-depth analysis of "Mega-Regionals", the new generation of trans-regional free-trade agreements (FTAs) currently under negotiation, and their effect on the future of international economic law. The main focus centres on the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), but the findings are also applicable to similar agreements under negotiation, such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).<div>The specific features of Mega-Regional Trade Agreements raise a number of issues with respect to their potential effect on the current system of international trade and investment law. These include the consequences of Mega-Regionals for the most-favoured-nation (MFN) principle, their relation to the multilateral system of the World Trade Organization (WTO), their democratic legitimacy and their interaction with existing bilateral investment treaties (BITs).</div><div>The book is intended for academics and practitioners working in the field of international economic law.<div><br></div></div>

Sonderbeitrag

Covers Mega-Regional Trade Agreements and their implications for international economic law in a comprehensive and systematic manner Outlines the most important legal concerns raised in the negotiations of the Mega-Regional Trade Agreements under discussion Addresses academics and practitioners working in the field of international economic law