Brief Description:
A comprehensive study of recent bilateral and regional trade agreements.

Table of Contents:
Commentary and Analysis volume 1. Introduction Simon Lester and Bryan Mercurio; Part I. Economics and Politics of FTAs: 2. Economics of FTAs Pravin Krishna; 3. Politics/International Relations/Political Economy of FTAs Olivier Cattaneo; 4. Bilateral versus Multilateral FTAs David Evans; Part II. Relationship with WTO and International Law: 5. Legal Requirements for FTAs under the WTO Nic Lockhart and Andrew Mitchell; 6. The Relationship of FTAs to International Law; Tania Voon and Andrew Mitchell; Part III. Legal Aspects of FTAs: Comparative Analysis: 7. Agriculture Tim Josling; 8. Rules of Origin Amy Johanneson; 9. Services Federico Ortino; 10. Investment Josh Meltzer; 11. Government procurement Arwel Davies; 12. Intellectual Property Bryan Mercurio; 13. Social Issues: Labor, Environment, Human Rights Lorand Bartels; 14. Dispute Settlement Simon Lester and Victoria Donaldson. Case Studies volume 1. Australia - U.S. Tania Voon and Andrew Mitchell; 2. CAFTA - DR Mauricio Salas; 3. EU - Mexico Brad Condon; 4. U.S. - Colombia Patricio Grane and Michael Smart; 5. Mexico - Japan Bryan Mercurio; 6. U.S. - Morocco Jason Kearns; 7. U.S. - SACU Nkululeko Khumal and Peter Draper; 8. China - Chile Luz Sosa; 9. U.S. - Singapore Daren Tang.

Marc Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.;Commentary and analysis -- Case studies.;Based on publisher provided data.;Volume subtitles used for contents note.

Contributor Bio:Lester, Simon
Simon Lester is the Co-founder and President of www.WorldTradeLaw.net.

Contributor Bio:Mercurio, Bryan
Bryan Mercurio is Professor of Law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.