Charlotte Sieber-Gasser

Developing Countries and Preferential Services Trade

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Produktbeschreibung

Discussion of the flexibility in WTO law for developing countries and how it can be used to their economic advantage.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781107147560
• ISBN-10: 1107147565
• Artikelnr.: 45153378

Autorenporträt

Charlotte Sieber-Gasser studied law in both Bern and Fribourg, Switzerland, and development studies in Manchester. She currently works as a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies in Geneva, and as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Bern, Switzerland.

Inhaltsangabe

Foundations
1. Special and differential treatment in the WTO
2. The rationale for South-South services trade
3. The quest of this study
Part I. Preferential Services Trade: 4. History and geography of preferential services trade
5. Stock-taking of preferential services trade agreements
6. The current level of liberalisation
7. The special case of South-South preferential services trade
Part II. Legal Regime for Preferential Services Trade: 8. Historical background of preferentialism in services trade and its regulation
9. GATS Art. V
10. Regulatory flexibilities in the GATS: special and differential treatment
11. Compliance with GATS worldwide
12. Loopholes in the GATS: problems in practice
13. Innovation in South-South agreements?
14. In summary
Part III. Legal Regime for South-South Preferential Services Trade: 15. The legal scope of flexibilities for South-South preferential services trade
16. Legal arguments for a large scope of flexibilities in the GATS
17. New approach to a better use of the scope of flexibilities
18. Systemic considerations
19. In summary
Part IV. Conclusions: 20. Lessons for the WTO
21. Lessons for the architecture of international economic law
22. Critical issues for future research.