Introduction: International law and international economic law in the interdependent world of the twenty-first century -- The real world impinges on international law: exploring the challenges to the fundamental assumptions of international law and institutions -- Sovereignty modern: a new approach to an outdated concept -- The WTO as international organization: institutional evolution, structure and key problems -- The WTO dispute settlement system -- Policy, analytical approaches and thought experiments -- Illustrative applications -- Perspectives, implications, and some conclusions
Summary
"The objective of this book is to explore the relationship between general international law (and its sovereignty-based assumptions) and the legal "constitution," jurisprudence, and practice of the WTO as an empirical case study of international economic law, all in the context of these twenty-first-century developments."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-352) and index
