International Standardization and the Agreement on Technical - Barriers to Trad

This book should be read by anyone with an interest in the interaction between trade law and international standardization.

List of contents

List of tables; List of abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1. The international standardization system; 2. International standards as part of international law; 3. Standards from the economic perspective; 4. International standardization under the WTO; 5. Practical application of the concept of an international standardizing body; 6. Practical application of the concept of international standard: case studies; General conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Andrea Barrios Villarreal has a Ph.D. in international law from The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. She has also worked on standardization issues for the Mexican government, international organizations, and in the private sector, including roles as Director for International Standardization at the Mexican National Standards Body and Chair of the Codex Committee for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.

Summary

This work examines the international standardization system generally, with a specific focus on some of the bodies within this system. It also questions the lack of definition regarding several features related to the system, notably an international standardizing body and international standards in the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Barrios Villarreal, Andrea (Graduate Institute of Barrios Villarreal, Andrea (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Barrios Villarreal, Andrea Barrios (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Villarreal
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781108474368
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47436-8
• No. of pages: 326
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; 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, Transnational commercial law