Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements: Commentary and Analysis : Volume 1

The stalling of the Doha Development Round trade negotiations has resulted in bilateral and regional free trade agreements (BRTAs) becoming an important alternative. These agreements have proliferated in recent years, and now all of the major trading countries are engaging in serious bilateral trade negotiations with multiple trading partners. This second edition provides updated and comprehensive analysis of the contents and trends of recent BRTAs. It is unique in that it situates these agreements in their economic, international law and international relations contexts. It also comprehensively reviews the recent agreements in relation to each substantive topic covered (e.g. intellectual property, investment, services and social policy) so as to provide an overview of the law being created in these areas

The United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement / Yong-Shik Lee -- EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement / Colin M. Brown and Jeremy Record -- United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement / K. William Watson -- China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement / Henry Gao -- China-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement / Pasha L. Hsieh -- The ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA (AANZFTA) / Meredith Kolsky Lewis -- The Cariforum-EU Economic Partnership Agreement / Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan and Chantal Ononaiwu

Introduction / Simon Lester and Bryan Mercurio -- The economics of PTAs / Pravin Krishna -- Political economy of PTAs / Olivier Cattaneo -- Bilateral versus plurilateral PTAs / David Evans -- Legal Requirements for PTAs under the WTO / Andrew D. Mitchell and Nicolas J.S. Lockhart -- PTAs and public international law / Andrew D. Mitchell, Tania Voon and Elizabeth Sheargold -- Regulatory regionalism in the WTO : are "deep integration" processes compatible with the multilateral trading system? / James H. Mathis -- Agriculture / Timothy E. Josling -- Regional trade agreements and trade in services / Federico Ortino -- Investment / Joshua P. Meltzer -- Government procurement / Arwel Davies and Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer -- Intellectual Property / Michael Handler and Bryan Mercurio -- Social Issues, Labor, Environment, and Human Rights / Lorand Bartels -- Dispute Settlement / Victoria Donaldson and Simon Lester

As the Doha Development Round trade negotiations have stalled, bilateral and regional free trade agreements have become an important alternative. These agreements have proliferated in recent years, and now all of the major trading countries are engaging in serious bilateral and regional trade negotiations with multiple trading partners. This book provides a comprehensive study of recent bilateral and regional trade agreements. There are two main aspects. First, it situates bilateral and regional trade agreements in the context of economics, international law and international relations. Second, it surveys the most important recent agreements in relation to each substantive topic covered (e.g. intellectual property, investment, services and social policy) and provides an overview of the law being created in these areas

As the Doha Development Round trade negotiations have stalled, bilateral and regional free trade agreements have become an important alternative. These agreements have proliferated in recent years, and now all of the major trading countries are engaging in serious bilateral and regional trade negotiations with multiple trading partners. This book provides a comprehensive study of recent bilateral and regional trade agreements. There are two main aspects. First, it situates bilateral and regional trade agreements in the context of economics, international law and international relations. Second, it surveys the most important recent agreements in relation to each substantive topic covered (e.g. intellectual property, investment, services and social policy) and provides an overview of the law being created in these areas

As the Doha Development Round trade negotiations have stalled, bilateral and regional free trade agreements have become an important alternative. These agreements have proliferated in recent years, and now all of the major trading countries are engaging in serious bilateral and regional trade negotiations with multiple trading partners. This book provides a comprehensive study of recent bilateral and regional trade agreements. There are two main aspects. First, it situates bilateral and regional trade agreements in the context of economics, international law and international relations. Second, it surveys the most important recent agreements in relation to each substantive topic covered (e.g. intellectual property, investment, services and social policy) and provides an overview of the law being created in these areas

The history of the world trading system and international trade agreements is characterised by shifts between bilateralism, regionalism and multilateralism. Bilateralism has recently returned, having gained momentum following the failed WTO negotiations at the 1999 Seattle Ministerial Conference. The result is that today's international trade rules are now a complex web of instruments and agreements. This volume contains case studies of selected bilateral and regional free trade agreements (FTAs), covering a wide range of countries, regions and key issues such as intellectual property and agriculture. Authored by leading scholars, practitioners and governmental officials, each case study provides a comprehensive review of the negotiating history and result of the selected agreement. Each study can serve as an in-depth examination of a particular FTA, and the group of case studies can be used to compare and contrast the coverage of different FTAs or to examine the FTAs signed by a particular country

The economics of PTAs -- The political economy of PTAs -- Bilateral and plurilateral PTAs -- Legal requirements for PTAs under the WTO -- PTAs and public international law -- Agriculture -- Services -- Investment -- Government procurement -- Intellectual property -- Social issues: labour, environment and human rights -- Dispute settlement