The Prospects of International Trade Regulation: From Fragmentation to Coherence [Hardcover]

Finding ways to bring coherence in the different bits and pieces of international trade regulation.International trade regulation is increasingly impinging on other areas of law and policy. This forward-looking analysis of the interaction between trade rules and themes including biotechnology, human rights, the environment and culture will appeal to those interested in the most pressing items on the international trade agenda.International trade regulation is increasingly impinging on other areas of law and policy. This forward-looking analysis of the interaction between trade rules and themes including biotechnology, human rights, the environment and culture will appeal to those interested in the most pressing items on the international trade agenda.For a long time, the GATT led a life of its own as a self-contained regime. The evolution from tariff to non-tariff barriers brought about increasing overlaps with other regulatory areas. WTO rules increasingly interface with other areas of law and policy, including environmental protection, agricultural policies, labour standards, investment, human rights and regional integration. Against this backdrop, this book examines fragmentation in international trade regulation across a wide array of regulatory fields. To this end, it uses a conceptually coherent theoretical framework which is based on the effort to bring about greater coherence among different policy goals and fields, and thus to embed the multilateral trading system within the broader framework of international economics, law and relations. It will appeal to those interested in a forward-looking discussion of the most pressing issues of the international trade agenda.1. The fragmentation versus coherence discourse in international law and its relevance for trade regulation Thomas Cottier, Panagiotis Delimatsis and Katja Gehne; Part I. Constitutional Issues in International Trade Regulation: 2. The constitutionalisation of international trade law Klaus Armingelc%