International Trade Treatises

Provides a clear and concise introduction to the fundamental components of international trade law, presenting the basic structure and principles of this complex area of law, alongside elucidation of specific GATT and WTO legal rules and institutions.

This accessible resource guides users through the complexities of international sales transactions with informed analysis of case law, national legislation, international conventions (treaties), and rules. Includes suggestions for further reading and references to relevant online resources.

This volume in the easy-to-read Nutshell series examines the law and economics governing international trade, with special emphasis on the disruptive tariff policies of the first and second Trump administrations. Introductory chapters cover cross-border transactions and enterprises, the World Trade Organization (WTO) package of agreements, U.S. blockage of WTO dispute settlement, regulation of imports (including customs law), and trade remedy responses to import competition. Subsequent chapters cover export controls, preferential free trade and customs union agreements, and technology transfers across borders. The closing chapter explores the explosive the early days of Trump's second administration.

Provides critical analysis of important topics in international economic law, including cross-border data transfers and prudential regulation. By identifying commonalities and divergences in how the two regimes treat key legal concepts, such as necessity testing and non-discrimination, the book provides insight into international trade and investment law while also furthering our understanding of the broader fields of international economic law and public international law.

International Trade commences with coverage of global trade economics, issues, and patterns, focusing particularly on World Trade Organization (WTO) and trade agreements in the disruptive Trump tariff war era, including Trump blockage of WTO dispute settlement. Coverage of customs, imports and exports, foreign corrupt practices, and trade remedy responses to import competition follow. Technology transfers across borders and free trade during the Trump presidency are detailed. A detailed chapter reviews trade law during the Trump 1.0 and Biden presidencies. The final chapter explores Trump's explosive tariffs in the early days of his second administration in 2025.

Examines the strengths and weaknesses of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) at both the international and regional levels, and whether they are effective in sustaining growth and prosperity for their members in an ever-challenging global economic environment.

The book opens by focusing on the regulation of international trade, considering the history, economics, and sources of international trade law, as well as the possibilities for the future. It considers the intersection of international trade law with States, the economic and institutional context of the world trading system, the framework of its substantive law, and the balance of trade objectives versus ethical responsibilities. The book concludes by offering analysis of new trade law developments in the agricultural, digital, and financial sectors, as well as outlining the settlement of trade law disputes both in the WTO and bilateral/regional trade agreements.

Written by an interdisciplinary team of legal practitioners, economists, historians, and political scientists, this resource seeks to provide a holistic understanding of how the WTO operates, taking into account ongoing policy debates and controversies.

Compares a broad range of regional trade agreements (RTAs) with the WTO's multilateral system, identifying which provisions are more liberalizing, whether any discernible trends can be identified, and whether RTA provisions are moving ahead of the WTO framework, thereby creating a dual system of standards for international trade.

The authors of this in-depth study describe the origins of the WTO and its sources of law, the interplay between WTO law and domestic law, and the mechanisms for dispute settlement. The remainder of the book is devoted to narrower topics, including anti-dumping measures, subsidies and countervailing duties, technical barriers, national security export controls, government procurement, trade in services and intellectual property, among many others. Also available electronically via Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law.