Voon, Tania --- "Trade Liberalisation and International Co-operation" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013) [2013] ELECD 1336

Editor(s): Voon, Tania

Title: Trade Liberalisation and International Co-operation

Sub-title: A Legal Analysis of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

Topics: Competition and Antitrust Law; International Economic Law, Trade Law; Law and Economics; Public International Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 27 December 2013

Number of pages: 296

ISBN (hard cover): 9781782546771

EISBN: 9781782546788

Abstract/Description:

This book provides a detailed analysis of major legal and public policy issues arising from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) – a treaty that will dramatically change the landscape of international trade, with effects that will be felt on a global scale.

Experts from a range of backgrounds around the world provide perspectives on the significance and likely impact of the agreement, and in particular its implications for national regulatory autonomy. The chapters cover cross-cutting issues such as development, health and the environment, as well as more specific areas such as agriculture and services, and controversial questions of intellectual property, investment and dispute settlement under the agreement.

With an analytical focus on broad principles and enduring issues arising from the TPP, this informative book will appeal to academics, government advisors, NGOs, and students of law, economics, and international relations. Legal practitioners will also find much of interest in this book.