The World Trade Organization knowledge agreements / Christopher Arup.
2008
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Title
The World Trade Organization knowledge agreements / Christopher Arup.
Edition
Second edition.
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Description
1 online resource (xviii, 528 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series
Cambridge studies in law and society.
Formatted Contents Note
Trade law as a global mediator
A global context
The World Trade Organization
The general agreement on trade in services
The case of legal services
The agreement on trade-related intellectual property rights
The case of genetic codes
The case of communications media.
A global context
The World Trade Organization
The general agreement on trade in services
The case of legal services
The agreement on trade-related intellectual property rights
The case of genetic codes
The case of communications media.
Summary
The WTO intellectual property and services agreements (TRIPs and GATS) form the global legal framework in which governments now regulate trade in knowledge. This second edition analyses the provisions of the agreements and examines closely the thirteen years of implementation and revision. Gathering together the interpretations placed on the agreements by the WTO dispute settlement bodies, it reports on the initiatives taken by the members both to liberalise trade in knowledge and to shape international business regulation. Drawing on this, Christopher Arup assesses the future of the WTO as a global law-making institution. Three expanded case studies (legal services, genetic codes/essential medicines, and on-line media) illustrate the impact of the agreements and highlight the challenges faced by the WTO in reconciling free trade with social regulation.
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WWW
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Alternate Title
Cambridge Core.
Language
English
ISBN
9780511674532 ebook
9780521881234 (hardback)
9781107405967 (paperback)
9780521881234 (hardback)
9781107405967 (paperback)
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