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Developing countries and preferential services trade /
Discussion of the flexibility in WTO law for developing countries and how it can be used to their economic advantage.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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| Colección: | Cambridge international trade and economic law.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Table of Agreements; Table of Cases; Foundations; 1 Special and Differential Treatment in the WTO; I Developing Countries in the WTO; II Least-Developed Countries in the WTO; III Special and Differential Treatment; IV In Summary; 2 The Rationale for South-South Services Trade; I Trade in Services; II Development Effect of Services Trade; III Controversies of Preferential Services Trade; 3 The Quest of this Study; I South-South in this Study.
- II Gap in Literature and Why Understanding South-South Services Trade MattersIII Methodology; IV Mapping Preferential Trade Agreements in Services; V Structure of the Study; Part I Preferential Services Trade; 1 History and Geography of Preferential Services Trade; I Influence of Early PTAs on GATS; 2 Stock-taking of Preferential Services Trade Agreements; I Lack of Notifications to the WTO; 3 The Current Level of Liberalisation; I Low Level of Liberalisation; 4 The Special Case of South-South Preferential Services Trade; I The History of South-South PTAs; II The Geography of South-South PTAs.
- Part II Legal Regime for Preferential Services Trade1 Historical Background of Preferentialism in Services Trade and its Regulation; I Regulatory Flexibilities for Preferential Trade; II Most-Favoured Nation Treatment (GATS Art. II); 2 GATS Art. V; I Positioning GATS Art. V in International Economic Law; II Chapeau of GATS Art. V; III Quantitative Requirements: GATS Art. V:1 lit. a and lit. b; IV Qualitative Requirements: GATS Art. V:1 lit. b; V Related Provision: GATT Art. XXIV; 3 Regulatory Flexibilities in the GATS: Special and Differential Treatment; 4 Compliance with GATS Worldwide.
- 5 Loopholes in the GATS: Problems in PracticeI Language of GATS Art. V; II Missing Case Law; 6 Innovation in South-South Agreements?; I Sectors of Interest; II Modes of Supply; 7 In Summary; Part III Legal Regime for South-South Preferential Services Trade; 1 The Legal Scope of Flexibilities for South-South Preferential Services Trade; I Preamble of the GATS; II Preferential Trade in Services: GATS Art. V; III Flexibilities on the Basis of the Positive List Approach; IV Flexibilities Embedded in Special and Differential Treatment; V Waiver; VI Enabling Clause.
- 2 Legal Arguments for a Large Scope of Flexibilities in the GATSI No Additional Flexibility: The Narrow Interpretation; II Flexibility in Number of Sectors and Level of Liberalisation: The Medium Interpretation; III Sectorial Agreements: Broad Interpretation; 3 New Approach to a Better Use of the Scope of Flexibilities; I Depth of Regulation; II GATS-Plus, GATS-Extra and GATS-Minus; III Sectors of Interest; IV Modes of Supply; V Compliance with GATS; VI Implementation of GATS Art. V Requirements; VII Implications for the Scope of GATS Art. V; VIII Lessons to be Learned.