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Zusatztext The material is presented in a style which is atypical for law textbooks, whether in international law or any other sphere of law, which tend to focus on a systemic explanation of the rules with references to case law or historic background only when essential. In contrast, Lowenfeld devotes much space to developing the context in which legal principles were established. This method is beneficial Informationen zum Autor Andreas Lowenfeld is the Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law at New York University. Klappentext This fully updated new edition explores the legal foundations of the international economy. Covering all aspects of international economic law including the GATT/WTO, the International Monetary System, transnational investment, arbitration and economic sanctions, it will be of interest to international economic lawyers and non-specialists alike. Zusammenfassung This fully updated new edition explores the legal foundations of the international economy. Covering all aspects of international economic law including the GATT/WTO, the International Monetary System, transnational investment, arbitration and economic sanctions, it will be of interest to international economic lawyers and non-specialists alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ; PART III. DISPUTE RESOLUTION ; 7. Dispute Resolution in the GATT! 1948-1994 ; 8. Dispute Settlement in the WTO ; PART IV. THE RULES OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN DETAIL ; 9. The Question of Subsidies ; 10. Dumping and Anti-Dumping ; 11. Agriculture ; 12. Intellectual Property Law and the World Trading System by Rochelle C Dreyfuss ; PART V. BEYOND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ; 13. The Environment and International Economic Law ; 14. Competition Law by Eleanor M. Fox ; 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 ...
