The World Trade Organization: Law, Practice, and Policy - Hardcover

Matsushita, Mitsuo; Schoenbaum, Thomas J.; Mavroidis, Petros C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199284563 ISBN 13: 9780199284566

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2006

Synopsis

The WTO is one of the most important intergovernmental organizations in the world, yet the way in which it functions as an organization and the scope of its authority and power are still poorly understood. This comprehensively updated new edition of the acclaimed book by an outstanding team of WTO law specialists provides a complete overview of the law and practice of the WTO. The authors explain the origins and development, via the GATT, of all of the substantive legal areas covered by the WTO, as well as the sources of law and remedies of the Dispute Settlement system.

About this title

About the Author:

Mitsuo Matsushita is Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University and a former member of the WTO Appellate Body.

Thomas J. Schoenbaum is Rusk Professor of International Law at the University of Georgia.

Petros C. Mavroidis is Professor of Law at the University of Neuchatel.

Review:

Reviews of the previous edition: 'ƯAn¨ excellent contribution to a better understanding of the discipline...it should not be thought that only law students and those practicing in the area may benefit... the book is a success not only because both theoretical and practical insights are put forward,
but also because it reflects the geographical competence of the authors. Together they provide the reader with valuable information about the national laws and jurisprudence pertaining to trade in Japan, the USA and Europe... easy to read, it is all-encompassing...Chapter 21 at the very end of the
book, in which consideration is given to the future challenges facing the WTO system, is remarkable...an attention-grabbing and lively discussion, which will be interesting to the lay reader and helpful for teaching staff.'"--Galina Zukova, Yearbook of European Law
"If you want to learn about the WTO, this book is a great place to start. It is well written by acknowledged experts. It is a comprehensive overview of the subject and is written with a view to practice as well as academia ... For us impatient practitioners, it also has sensible and logical tables
of contents and international legal sources."--Legal Week
Reviews of the previous edition: '[An] excellent contribution to a better understanding of the discipline...it should not be thought that only law students and those practicing in the area may benefit... the book is a success not only because both theoretical and practical insights are put forward,
but also because it reflects the geographical competence of the authors. Together they provide the reader with valuable information about the national laws and jurisprudence pertaining to trade in Japan, the USA and Europe... easy to read, it is all-encompassing...Chapter 21 at the very end of the
book, in which consideration is given to the future challenges facing the WTO system, is remarkable...an attention-grabbing and lively discussion, which will be interesting to the lay reader and helpful for teaching staff.'"--Galina Zukova, Yearbook of European Law
"If you want to learn about the WTO, this book is a great place to start. It is well written by acknowledged experts. It is a comprehensive overview of the subject and is written with a view to practice as well as academia ... For us impatient practitioners, it also has sensible and logical tables
of contents and international legal sources."--Legal Week
Reviews of the previous edition: '[An] excellent contribution to a better understanding of the discipline...it should not be thought that only law students and those practicing in the area may benefit... the book is a success not only because both theoretical and practical insights are put forward,
but also because it reflects the geographical competence of the authors. Together they provide the reader with valuable information about the national laws and jurisprudence pertaining to trade in Japan, the USA and Europe... easy to read, it is all-encompassing...Chapter 21 at the very end of the
book, in which consideration is given to the future challenges facing the WTO system, is remarkable...an attention-grabbing and lively discussion, which will be interesting to the lay reader and helpful for teaching staff.'"--Galina Zukova, Yearbook of European Law
"If you want to learn about the WTO, this book is a great place to start. It is well written by acknowledged experts. It is a comprehensive overview of the subject and is written with a view to practice as well as academia ... For us impatient practitioners, it also has sensible and logical tables
of contents and international legal sources."--Legal Week
Reviews of the previous edition: '[An] excellent contribution to a better understanding of the discipline...it should not be thought that only law students and those practicing in the area may benefit... the book is a success not only because both theoretical and practical insights are put forward, but also because it reflects the geographical competence of the authors. Together they provide the reader with valuable information about the national laws and jurisprudence pertaining to trade in Japan, the USA and Europe... easy to read, it is all-encompassing...Chapter 21 at the very end of the book, in which consideration is given to the future challenges facing the WTO system, is remarkable...an attention-grabbing and lively discussion, which will be interesting to the lay reader and helpful for teaching staff.'"--Galina Zukova, Yearbook of European Law
"If you want to learn about the WTO, this book is a great place to start. It is well written by acknowledged experts. It is a comprehensive overview of the subject and is written with a view to practice as well as academia ... For us impatient practitioners, it also has sensible and logical tables of contents and international legal sources."--Legal Week
Reviews of the previous edition: '[An] excellent contribution to a better understanding of the discipline...it should not be thought that only law students and those practicing in the area may benefit... the book is a success not only because both theoretical and practical insights are put forward, but also because it reflects the geographical competence of the authors. Together they provide the reader with valuable information about the national laws and jurisprudence pertaining to trade in Japan, the USA and Europe... easy to read, it is all-encompassing...Chapter 21 at the very end of the book, in which consideration is given to the future challenges facing the WTO system, is remarkable...an attention-grabbing and lively discussion, which will be interesting to the lay reader and helpful for teaching staff.'"--Galina Zukova, Yearbook of European Law
"If you want to learn about the WTO, this book is a great place to start. It is well written by acknowledged experts. It is a co
Reviews of the previous edition '[An] excellent contribution to a better understanding of the discipline...it should not be thought that only law students and those practicing in the area may benefit... the book is a success not only because both theoretical and practical insights are put forward, but also because it reflects the geographical competence of the authors. Together they provide the reader with valuable information about the national laws and jurisprudence pertaining to trade in Japan, the USA and Europe... easy to read, it is all-encompassing...Chapter 21 at the very end of the book, in which consideration is given to the future challenges facing the WTO system, is remarkable...an attention-grabbing and lively discussion, which will be interesting to the lay reader and helpful for teaching staff.'"--Galina Zukova, Yearbook of European Law

"If you want to learn about the WTO, this book is a great place to start. It is well written by acknowledged experts. It is a comprehensive overview of the subject and is written with a view to practice as well as academia ... For us impatient practitioners, it also has sensible and logical tables of contents and international legal sources."--Legal Week

"This book is a success not only because both theoretical and practical insights are put forward, but also because it reflects the geographical competence of the authors. Together they provide the reader with valuable information about the national laws and jurisprudence pertaining to trade in Japan, the USA and Europe."--Yearbook of European Law

"This is an important book that will become the benchmark for all that follow."--Legal Week

"There are academic books which become classics in their field shortly after publication. [This] book is such [an] example.[It is] already frequently cited and widely held to be authoritative."--European Journal of International Law (reviewed together with Lowenfeld: International Economic Law - 0-19-926411-2)

"If you want to learn about the WTO, this book is a great place to start. It is well written by acknowledged experts. It is a comprehensive overview of the subject and is written with a view to practice as well as academia ... For us impatient practitioners, it also has sensible and logical tables of contents and international legal sources."--Legal Week

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0199284563
• ISBN 13: 9780199284566
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1104