International economic law

3 important questions on International economic law

Topics of international economic law

  • Bilateral and multilateral treaties concerning trade, commerce and investment
    • multilateral: WTO
    • bi-or plurilateral: CETA, EU-UK-deal
    • mega regional free trade agreements: CPTPP, RCEP, TTIP
  • International economic integration (EU, USMCA, Mercosur, ASEAN)
  • International investment law (BITs)
  • International finance law (IMF, World Bank)
  • International competition law

WTO (World Trade Organization)

Made of GATT, GATS, TRIPS and the Dispute Settlement Understanding
  • concerning cases of: goods, services, and intellectual property

GATT was replaced by the WTO


objectives of the WTO
  1. preventing protectionism through liberalization of international trade
  2. rules to reduce trade restrictions in order to reach a ''level playing field'' where there are equal competition opportunities
  3. platform for negotiations by its own Dispute Settlement System

GATS (General Agreement on Trades in Services)

Objectives
  1. multilateral framework of rules for trade
  2. transparency and progressive liberalization through successive rounds of multilateral negotiations
  3. developing and including developing countries
  4. balance between regulating and liberalization

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