Sovereignty, the WTO, and Changing Fundamentals of International Law (Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures, Series Number 18) - Hardcover

Jackson, John H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521860075 ISBN 13: 9780521860079

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

The last decade of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century has been one of the most challenging periods for the generally accepted assumptions of international law. This book, first published in 2006, grapples with these long-held assumptions (such as the consent basis of international law norms, equality of nations, restrictive or text-based treaty interpretations and applications, the monopoly of internal national power, and non-interference), and how they are being fundamentally altered by the forces of globalization. It also examines the challenges facing the WTO as a component of international economic law, and how that field is inextricably linked to general international law.

About this title

Book Description:

This book, first published in 2006, grapples with the long-held assumptions of international law and how they are being fundamentally altered by the forces of globalization. It also examines the challenges facing the WTO as a component of international economic law, and how that field is inextricably linked to general international law.

About the Author:

John H. Jackson is a Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521860075
• ISBN 13: 9780521860079
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 388