International Standardization and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
International Standardization and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade examines the international standardization system generally, with a specific focus on some of the bodies within this system, along with their rules and procedures. It also examines - and questions - the lack of definition regarding several features related to the system, notably an international standardizing body (ISB) and international standards in the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT). Andrea Barrios Villarreal, who has been involved in standardization activities for more than seven years, provides a unique and in-depth analysis that will be useful to scholars, students and practitioners. This illuminating work is a welcome addition to the international economic law literature and should be read by anyone with an interest in the interaction between trade law and international standardization.
- Explores a topic (standardization) that has been barely studied from the law perspective
- Explains World Trade Organization (WTO) law to regulators and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and standardization activities to lawyers
- Helps policymakers in developing countries better understand their rights and obligations under WTO law
Reviews & endorsements
'This book is in the right place at the right time for the trauma which is Brexit and the knock-on effects for trade.' Elizabeth Robson Taylor, Phillip Taylor, The Barrister
Product details
October 2018Hardback
9781108474368
326 pages
236 × 158 × 21 mm
0.57kg
5 tables
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Table of Contents
- List of tables
- List of abbreviations and acronyms
- Introduction
- 1. The international standardization system
- 2. International standards as part of international law
- 3. Standards from the economic perspective
- 4. International standardization under the WTO
- 5. Practical application of the concept of an international standardizing body
- 6. Practical application of the concept of international standard: case studies
- General conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index.