The USA, the EEC, and the GATT: the road not taken

Article Abstract:

The decision made by Pres. Kennedy in 1962 to promote international trade instead of attacking the European Economic Community's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as a violation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) suggests that the rise of international economic law was not inevitable. The CAP was a violation of international trade standards because of the use of target prices, but the Kennedy administration saw that asserting a violation of GATT could doom GATT. The choice was made to promote GATT as an international forum, and over time it has developed regulatory and enforcement powers.

Interpretation and construction, Commercial treaties, Trade agreements, European Community law, European Community

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"International economic law": implications for scholarship

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Identifying "international economic law" as a discipline distinct from international law or international business law acknowledges the richness of law surrounding economic interactions and policies among nations. Efforts to integrate economically and do so in ways that are sensitive to workers and the environment have expanded economic laws at the international level. International law's richness is a result of the many layers at which economic relations are regulated. These levels include supranational law, international law, transnational law, national law and private rules.

Appreciation, International law, University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law (Periodical)

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Of Chinese walls, battering rams, and building permits: five lessons about international economic law from Sino-U.S. trade and investment relations

Article Abstract:

Issues raised by economic relations between the US and China highlight the increased importance of international economic law. Expanded investment internationally and political convergence have resulted in increased economic interactions between the US and China. International law has become increasingly regulatory, instead of simply facilitating commerce, and the interests of regional and sub-national organizations must also be considered. Political components of economic integration, such as sovereignty concerns, have served to complicate development of international laws.

China, Foreign investments, Investments

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