Conflict of Norms in Public International Law [electronic resource] : How WTO Law Relates to other Rules of International Law / Joost Pauwelyn.

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Pauwelyn, Joost

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TextSeries: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law ; no. 29Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003Description: 1 online resource (560 p.) : digital, PDF file(s)ISBN:

9780511494550 (ebook)
9780521824880 (hardback)

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Contents:

Preface; Table of cases; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The topic and its importance: conflict of norms in public international law; 2. The case study: the law of the World Trade Organisation; 3. Hierarchy of sources; 4. Accumulation and conflict of norms; 5. Conflict-avoidance techniques; 6. Resolving 'inherent normative conflict'; 7. Resolving 'conflict in the applicable law' 8. Conflict of norms in WTO dispute settlement; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: How do trade agreements interact with agreements on human rights or the environment? In case of conflict, which agreement should prevail? Must trade disputes be examined only from the angle of trade rules or should account be taken also of non-trade values? Joost Pauwelyn considers these questions and reveals how the different rules of international law interact, with the aid of procedural guidelines when conflict occurs. This book interests trade diplomats, international civil servants, lawyers, NGOs and scholars of public international law and international trade law.

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How do trade agreements interact with agreements on human rights or the environment? In case of conflict, which agreement should prevail? Must trade disputes be examined only from the angle of trade rules or should account be taken also of non-trade values? Joost Pauwelyn considers these questions and reveals how the different rules of international law interact, with the aid of procedural guidelines when conflict occurs. This book interests trade diplomats, international civil servants, lawyers, NGOs and scholars of public international law and international trade law.

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