Global Trade & Finance Series
Global Trade & Finance Series
In Johannesburg at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, over one hundred and eighty states assumed a collective responsibility to advance and strengthen the interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development economic development, social development, an environmental protection at the local, national, regional and global levels.
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In Johannesburg at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, over
one hundred and eighty states assumed a collective responsibility to advance
and strengthen the interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of
sustainable development economic development, social development, an
environmental protection at the local, national, regional and global levels.
This remarkable collection of papers, sponsored by the Centre for
International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL), demonstrates that
sustainable development serves as a unifying concept with the potential to
facilitate much-needed respect for international law and timely implementation
of diverse and overlapping international commitments. It builds on the
substance of a rich and complex debate at the intersections among economic,
social, and environmental law, bringing together a broad cross-section of
viewpoints and voices. The authors review recent developments in WTO
discussions and negotiations, and in the recent decisions of the WTO Appellate
Body, from a sustainable development law perspective. They also survey
relevant new developments in trade and economic agreements at regional,
inter-regional and bi-lateral levels.
The various essays focus on sustainable development aspects of key issues in
recent trade negotiations such as the Singapore Issues (investment,
competition, trade facilitation, and government procurement), intellectual
property rights, investment arbitration and the linkage between the WTO and
multilateral environmental accords, (MEAand#191;s).. Among the specific topics
covered are the following:
Trade, investment, and competition law practitioners and negotiators in
developed and developing countries will find this book of great value, as will
development and environment law professionals with responsibility for trade
and WTO law related matters. With rich contributions from leading trade law
practitioners, academics, and WTO panel and appellate body roster members,
Sustainable Developments in World Trade Law offers a constructive,
timely and accessible expert analysis of recent discussions and advances in
the field, providing an integrated and essential guide to some of the most
important issues in international economic law today.