Making and Bending International Rules - The Design of Exceptions and Escape Clauses in Trade Law

Essential for students and scholars in politics and law, Pelc provides a comprehensive account of the politics of treaty flexibility.

List of contents

List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. The 'architectural challenge' of international rules; 2. Theory: the design of flexibility; 3. Flexibility in law: a brief intellectual history; 4. The twin GATT exceptions: fears and solutions; 5. The evolving design of flexibility; 6. The bad news; 7. The good news; 8. Conclusion: escape during the Great Recession and beyond; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Krzysztof J. Pelc is William Dawson Scholar and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Montréal. His research focusses on the politics of international economic rules and his work has been published in International Organization, the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, World Politics, the International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, the European Journal of International Relations, the British Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of International Economic Law, among others.

Summary

All treaties include exceptions that allow governments to legally break the rules that they have committed to, but how do we incorporate this flexibility whilst preventing its abuse? Essential for students and scholars in politics and law, this multi-disciplinary approach addresses the paradoxes inherent in making and bending international rules.

Product details

• Authors: Krzysztof J. Pelc, Krzysztof J. (Mcgill University Pelc, Pelc Krzysztof J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2016
• EAN: 9781107140868
• ISBN: 978-1-107-14086-8
• No. of pages: 298
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Commercial / International Trade, International economic & trade law, Treaties & Other Sources Of International Law, Public international law: treaties and other sources, Public international law: economic and trade