Transparency in the Wto Sps and Tbt Agreements: The Real Jewel in the Crown

ISBN-13: 9781108732376 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 358 str.

Marianna B. Karttunen

Opis

Presents transparency as a key tool for managing trade disputes on regulatory barriers between WTO Members.

Recenzje

'The entire text is informative and will be helpful to concerned scholars and trade policy specialists.' K. Buterbaugh, Choice

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Why The SPS and TBT Agreements? A Legal Discipline Favouring Regulatory Quality: 1. Legal discipline on domestic regulations in SPS and TBT agreements: finding a balance between regulatory autonomy and free trade; 2. Transparency as a core discipline under the SPS and TBT agreements; 3. Regulatory co-operation under the SPS and TBT agreements; Part II. Regulatory Co-operation under the SPS and TBT Agreements: 4. The steps in the pyramid from domestic measures to disputes; 5. The content of the pyramid: what do members need to know to prevent disputes from rising?; Part III. Transparency as a Complement for Dispute Settlement: Information and Dialogue To Favour a Mutually Acceptable Solution: 6. Transparency and disputes: where is the difference?; 7. The challenge of climbing the 'pyramid' leading up to disputes; 8. The 'transparency staircase' to climb the dispute settlement pyramid; 9. Is the current interaction between transparency and dispute settlement optimal?; Conclusion.