Sovereignty, the WTO, and Changing Fundamentals of International Law

Download or read book Sovereignty, the WTO, and Changing Fundamentals of International Law written by John H. Jackson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-27 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.