International Economic Law

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Oxford University Press, 2003 - 776 pages
As conflict and cooperation among states turn to an ever greater extent on economic issues, this treatise presents a comprehensive exploration of the legal foundations of the international economy. The subjects covered include: the World Trade Organization and its antecedents; dumping,subsidies, and other devices that alter the market; -- the International Monetary System, including the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, the debt of the developing countries, and the rise of the euro; the law of transnational investment, including changing perceptions of the rights of host states and multinational enterprises; economicsanctions, including embargoes and boycotts; and the international aspects of competition law and of the law of the environment. Professor Lowenfeld brings to his task a life-time of practice and teaching experience to produce a book that will be of use to international lawyers and non-specialists alike.

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Contents

Economic Law and the Laws of Economics
3
Money Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments
10
Evolving Standards of International Law
15
Origins
21
1
45
Evolution of the GATT and GATT
48
35
56
39
57
Summary
414
Dispute Settlement and International Investment
416
Evolving Standards of International Law on International Investment
455
Summary
493
The International Monetary System
495
The Bretton Woods System
499
the IMF
519
The International Monetary Fund as Amended
529

235
67
The Lesser Agreements
76
45
82
68
91
Summary
108
Dispute Resolution in the GATT 194894
135
Dispute Resolution in the GATT 194894
138
Dispute Settlement in the WTO
151
Dispute Settlement in the
176
Herein of Section 301 and the Bananas Dispute
180
The Question of Subsidies
199
The Question of Subsidies
200
Dumping and AntiDumping
206
76
226
Conclusion
240
Beyond the World Trade Organization
283
Conclusion
293
The Montreal Protocol
307
The Environment and International Economic
308
f The Basel Convention and GATT
313
Competition Law by Eleanor M
340
Introduction
387
Customary International Law
391
Agreement
545
c The Oil Facility
551
Summary
563
The International Monetary System and Regional Crises
565
The Mexican Case Continued
571
Summary
591
Russia 19902000
597
Summary
615
Other Institutions of the International Monetary System
617
The European Monetary System and the Rise of the Euro
638
International Monetary Law and Private Activity
664
Requirements for Banks
679
Summary
692
Economic Controls for Political Ends
695
The Question of Definition
698
United Nations and Other Collective Sanctions
701
Auspices
719
Summary
729
Economic Sanctions without Benefit of Treaty
731
Afterword
765
Index of Subjects
767
Index of Persons
775
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Andreas Lowenfeld is the Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law at New York University

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