| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiii, 327 pages) |
| Contents |
Introducing the WTO and international human rights law regimes -- Relationship between the WTO and international human rights law -- Democratic deficit and the WTO -- 'Human rights' restrictions on trade -- The WTO, poverty, and development -- The WTO and the right to food -- TRIPS and the right to health -- Extraterritorial human rights duties -- WTO reform, the Doha Round, and other free trade initiatives -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
The WTO is often accused of not paying enough attention to human rights. This book weighs these criticisms and examines their validity, both from a legal and from political and economic points of views. It asks whether the WTO is under an obligation to construct a fairer trade system and discusses suggestions for reform |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-318) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
World Trade Organization.
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Foreign trade regulation -- Political aspects.
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Human rights -- Economic aspects.
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Human rights.
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| LC no. |
2011920645 |
| ISBN |
0191728691 |
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9780191728693 |
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(cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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(cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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