Readership: Scholars and practitioners interested in international trade law; in European integration, in international relations generally. Libraries and reference.
Edited by J. H. H. Weiler, Manley Hudson Professor and Jean Monnet Chair, Harvard University
"Although easily readable, the audience for this volume is primarily lawyers or persons trained in the law. ... Together ... the essays constitute a coherent introduction to the evolution, major institutions, issues and developments in international trade law. ...Robert Howse's essay on 'Adjudicative Legitimacy and Treaty Interpretation in International Trade' .. provides a good critique of the major legitimacy and overnance issues associated with the regulatory instruments of international trade as well as a good theoretical framework for understanding them." - Interights Bulletin Vol. 13, No. 4, 2001
"this is an excellent, thought-provoking collection of essays which can be read with profit by both European and international lawyers. There has been much discussion coparing the institutional stuctures of the EU and the WTO, in particular about whether one can speak of the "constitution" of the WTO. This volume concentrates rather on the substantive law of the two organisations. This departure is to be welcomed." - Matthew Happold International and Comparative Law Quarterly
J.H.H. Weiler: Introduction: Cain and Abel - Convergence and Divergence in International Trade Law 1: Marise Cremona: EC External Commercial Policy after Amsterdam: Authority and Interpretation within Interconnected Legal Orders 2: Robert Howse: Adjudicative Legitimacy and Treaty Interpretation in International Trade Law: The Early Years of WTO Jurisprudence 3: Jacques H. J. Bourgeois: The European Court of Justice and the WTO: Problems and Challenges 4: Joanne Scott: On Kith and Kine (and Crustaceans): Trade and Environment in the EU and WTO 5: Frederick M. Abbott: The North American Integration Regime and its Implications for the World Trading System J.H.H. Weiler: Epilogue: Towards a Common Law
