Sovereignty, the WTO, and Changing Fundamentals of International La [Paperback]

This book, first published in 2006, examines how the assumptions of international law are being fundamentally altered by the forces of globalization.This book, first published in 2006, grapples with the long-held assumptions of international law and how they are being fundamentally altered by the forces of globalization. It also examines the challenges facing the WTO as a component of international economic law, and how that field is inextricably linked to general international law.This book, first published in 2006, grapples with the long-held assumptions of international law and how they are being fundamentally altered by the forces of globalization. It also examines the challenges facing the WTO as a component of international economic law, and how that field is inextricably linked to general international law.The last decade of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century has been one of the most challenging periods for the generally accepted assumptions of international law. This book, first published in 2006, grapples with these long-held assumptions (such as the consent basis of international law norms, equality of nations, restrictive or text-based treaty interpretations and applications, the monopoly of internal national power, and non-interference), and how they are being fundamentally altered by the forces of globalization. It also examines the challenges facing the WTO as a component of international economic law, and how that field is inextricably linked to general international law.Part I. Challenges to International Law Fundamental Assumptions: 1. Introduction: International law and international economic law in the interdependent world of the twenty-first century; 2. The real world impinges on international law: exploring the challenges to the fundamental assumptions of international law and institutions; 3. Sovereignty modern: a new approach to an outdated concept; Part II. The WTO: 4. The WTO as international organization:lC