By: Andreas F. Lowenfeld

Hardcover

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As conflict and cooperation among states turn to an ever greater extent to economic issues, this fully updated and expanded second edition presents a comprehensive exploration of the legal foundations of the international economy. In it, Professor Andrews Lowenfeld examines the current status of the law, and explores the origins, political tensions and development of outcomes that are often difficult to comprehend.
The book covers all the major elements of economic law in the international arena including the World Trade Organization and its antecedents; dumping, subsidies, and other devices that alter the market; the International Monetary System, including the collapse of the Bretton Woods system; the debt of developing countries; the law of foreign direct investment, including changing perceptions of the rights of host states and multinational enterprises; and economic sanctions. The book also contains chapters on competition law, environmental law, and new chapters on intellectual property and the various forms of arbitration; demonstrating how these subjects fit into the framework of international economic law.
Professor Lowenfeld brings to his task a lifetime of practice and teaching experience to produce a book that will be of use to international lawyers and non-specialists alike.

`Review from previous edition Andreas Lowenfeld has written the book many were hoping he would write.... Apart from the analytical ability with which [he] outlines the structures and principles of international economic law and the abundance of enlightening historic details, one must commend the author on [his] language and style.... Lowenfeld has written a very important and delightful book...' Andreas R. Ziegler, The Swiss Review of International Economic Relations, Vol. 58, no.1, pp154-5, 2003. `...this is an enormously worthwhile book to read. Even if one does not wholeheartedly subscribe to the conclusions, the book starts one on a journey of consideration of these increasingly important and overlooked issues. All those who have a deep interest in public and private international law should undergo that journey.' Pippa Rogerson, The Cambridge Law Journal `There are academic books which become classics in their field shortly after publication. The two books to be reviewed here are such examples. They are already frequently cited and widely held to be authoritative.' European Journal of International Law (reviewed together with Matsushita: The World Trade Organization: Law, Practice, and Policy - 0-19-876472-3) `... as a treatise - as an exhaustive analysis of the lex lata of international economic law - the volume succeeds splendidly...a reference book for intellectual historians, for trade practitioners, and for scholars..' American Journal of International Law `The volume is...impressive in its extensive coverage of all main areas of international economic law and its institutions. Case-law and practice are presented, including precious little-known information on practical arrangements collected through political statements and other difficult-to-find sources...this volume [is] not only a fundamental reference and source book but also a must for any comprehensive approach to the subject-matter' Giorgio Sacerdoti, Italian Yearbook of International Law

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, 1948-94 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

ISBN: 9780199226931
ISBN-10: 0199226938
Series: International Economic Law Series
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 1010
Published: 27th March 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Dimensions (cm): 24.1 x 16.2  x 5.6
Weight (kg): 1.664