Liberalising trade in the EU and the WTO : a legal comparison / edited by Sanford Gaines

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction: comparing two trade liberalisation regimes Sanford E. Gaines, Birgitte Egelund Olsen and Karsten Engsig Sorensen; Part II. Framework: 2. Negotiating in the shadow of good faith in the EU and the WTO Amin Alavi; 3. The influence of general principles of law Jan Wouters; 4. Sanctioning members, enforcement and ensuring compliance Bugge T. Daniel; 5. The Court of Justice of the European Union and the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization: between Constitutionalism and Dispute Settlement Pieter Jan Kuijper; Part III. Comparative Disciplines: 6. Direct and indirect discrimination Thomas Cottier and Matthias Oesch; 7. Non-discriminatory restrictions to trade Karsten Engsig Sorensen; 8. Trade and social objectives Sanford E. Gaines and Birgitte Egelund Olsen; 9. The freedom to provide services J. W. van de Gronden; Part IV. Harmonization Needs - Implicit and Explicit: 10. Technical regulations and their notification Karsten Engsig Sorensen; 11. Rules on subsidies/state aid Pernille W. Jessen; 12. Product standards and labelling Ilona Cheyne; 13. The precautionary principle Helle Tegner Anker; 14. Government procurement Michael Steinicke; 15. Customs law Carsten Willemoes Jorgensen; 16. Comparing regulatory treatment of intellectual property at WTO and EU level Matthew Elsmore; 17. Antidumping practices in the European Union: a comparative analysis of rules and application in WTO context Hylke Vandenbussche and Laura Rovegno; 18. Rules on safeguards Henrik Andersen; Part V: 19. Conclusion and recommendations Sanford E. Gaines, Birgitte Egelund Olsen and Karsten Engsig Sorensen.