Why adjudicate?

enforcing trade rules in the WTO

The World Trade Organization (WTO) oversees the negotiation and enforcement of formal rules governing international trade. Why do countries choose to adjudicate their trade disputes in the WTO rather than settling their differences on their own? In "Why Adjudicate?", Christina Davis investigates the domestic politics ...

Barreras técnicas comerciales

los obstáculos reglamentarios al comercio exterior y cómo solventarlos

Durante siglos el comercio internacional se realizó por medio de controles en las fronteras, en su mayoría de tipo arancelario, fundamentalmente pagos monetarios y otros tipos de exacciones que variaban en función del tipo y valor de la mercancía, volumen, etc. La creciente globalización y ...

Intellectual property and private international Law

comparative perspectives

'Intellectual property and private international law' was one of the subjects discussed at the 18th International Congress of Comparative Law held in Washington (July 2010). This volume contains the General Report and 20 National Reports covering Canada, US, Japan, Korea, India and a number of ...

La Loi du pays d'origine en Droit de l'Union Européenne

analyse sous l'angle du Droit international privé

La référence à la « loi du pays d’origine » est apparue dans le contexte des libertés européennes de circulation et, avec elle, l’affirmation selon laquelle les personnes, les biens et les services pourraient circuler au sein des États membres aux seules conditions de leur ...

The legal protection of foreign investment

a comparative study

The law of foreign investment is at a crossroads. In the wake of an unprecedented global financial crisis and a sharp surge of investment arbitration cases, states around the world are reflecting on the pros and cons of the current liberal investment regime and exploring ...

Mixed jurisdictions Worldwide

the third legal family

This examination of the mixed jurisdiction experience makes use of an innovative cross-comparative methodology to provide a wealth of detail on each of the nine countries studied. It identifies the deep resemblances and salient traits of this legal family and the broad analytical overview highlights ...

Contratación internacional de agentes comerciales

El contrato de compraventa de mercaderías no suele darse en estado puro en el comercio internacional, sino acompañado de contratos auxiliares que facilitan y potencian su eficacia. Uno de los más utilizados por las empresas para dar a conocer sus productos en el exterior, es ...

El arbitraje comercial internacional en Iberoamérica

marco legal y jurisprudencial

La mayor relevancia del arbitraje comercial internacional en Iberoamérica es indudable. Se ha visto reflejada en la creación de marcos legales modernos y favorables al arbitraje en la gran mayoría de los países iberoamericanos, y en el amplio reconocimiento y aceptación del arbitraje tanto en ...

A legal guide to doing business in South America

This new book, A Legal Guide to Doing Business in South America, discusses the legal environment of 10 major countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

The Oxford handbook of international comercial policy

As we enter the 2010s, the global economy is becoming increasingly integrated. International trade has been growing rapidly, an ostensibly irresistible trend that was only temporarily disrupted by the 2008-09 global recession. Globalization has become associated with a country's economic success while failure to ...

International design protection

Valuable designs have underpinned much of the technological and industrial innovation that has taken place in recent years. Indeed, given the extent to which economic growth is driven by these advancements and the ever-increasing financial benefits of holding exclusive exploitation rights for the most significant ...

International trademark classification

a guide to the nice agreement

International Trademark Classification: A Guide to the Nice Agreement helps trademark and IP attorneys properly classify goods and services on trademark applications. It explains the forty-five Classes of goods and services adopted under the Nice Agreement, a worldwide classification system for trademark registration adhered to ...

Votes, vetoes, and the political economy of international trade agreements

Preferential trading arrangements (PTAs) play an increasingly prominent role in the global political economy, two notable examples being the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement. These agreements foster economic integration among member states by enhancing their access to one another's markets ...

Diccionario enciclopédico de comercio internacional

inglés-español

El presente diccionario pretende ser, y creen los autores de la obra que termina siendo, sencillamente, un instrumento de trabajo para profesionales, docentes y, en general, interesados en la materia: el proceso de internacionalización empresarial y toda la extensísima parafernalia conceptual en la que necesariamente ...

Governance of global financial markets

the Law, the economics, the politics

The recent financial crisis proved that pre-existing arrangements for the governance of global markets were flawed. With reform underway in the USA, the EU and elsewhere, Emilios Avgouleas explores some of the questions associated with building an effective governance system and analyses the evolution of ...

Pueblos y democracia en Derecho internacional

Esta monografía da respuesta a preguntas tan actuales y controvertidas como: ¿qué es un pueblo?, ¿existe un derecho a la democracia?, ¿existe un derecho de secesión de los pueblos respecto del Estado? El autor combina la experiencia práctica al servicio de las Organizaciones Internacionales con ...

Droit du commerce international

Ce manuel de droit du commerce international aborde, du point de vue des entreprises et des opérateurs, les règles qui gouvernent les exportations et les activités sur les marchés. Après avoir analysé l'exercice des libertés économiques au titre de l'accès des opérateurs aux ...

A handbook on the WTO TRIPS agreement

This handbook describes the historical and legal background to the TRIPS Agreement, its role in the WTO and its institutional framework and reviews the following areas: general provisions and basic principles; copyright and related rights; trademarks; geographical indications; patents; industrial designs, layout-designs, undisclosed information and ...

Global sales and contract Law

Although the 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is one of the most successful international conventions to date, it remains the case that those involved in the international sale of goods must refer to a multitude of laws ...

Transnational commercial Law

international instruments and commentary

Transnational commercial law represents the outcome of work undertaken to harmonize national laws affecting domestic and cross-border transactions and is upheld by a diverse spectrum of instruments. Now in its second edition, this authoritative work brings together the major instruments in this field, dividing them ...