International Economic Organizations Law Tutorial (Second Edition) [International Economic Law Series]

Author: Guo Yu
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: International Economic Organization Law is a new legal discipline. This book first explains some basic theoretical issues of International Economic Organization Law, such as its concept, sources, research objects, and legal status. It then systematically introduces the specific content of International Economic Organization Law. Based on the nature of the research objects of International Economic Organization Law, this book divides international economic organizations into global and regional ones. In the global international economic organizations, it focuses on the economic functions of the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group, and the World Trade Organization. In the regional international economic organizations, it highlights representative organizations such as the European Union, the North American Free Trade Area, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Additionally, it briefly introduces more than twenty other active international economic organizations on the global economic stage, such as the Bank for International Settlements, the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Maritime Committee, and the Southern African Customs Union. The book provides an overview of each international economic organization, covering aspects such as its establishment and development history, legal status, members, organizational structure, main activities, and internal and external relations, with a particular focus on the relationship between these organizations and China. The book covers a broad scope, including not only international trade organizations but also international financial organizations and international investment organizations; it includes both intergovernmental and nongovernmental international economic organizations. The book emphasizes both theory and practice, offering analysis and research on legal relationships between global and regional international economic organizations, as well as specific introductions to the practical activities of each organization. Furthermore, to adapt to the rapidly changing nature of international economic organizations, the book uses the latest available materials, such as the inclusion of the October 2001 Shanghai Leaders' Meeting in its introduction to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.