WTO Law and Policy Special Research (Essential Series of Taiwan Legal Studies)

Author: Hong Deqin
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book takes the WTO as its main axis, systematically studying the academic achievements of various fields. Each chapter of the book is interconnected through WTO legal analysis and policy research. For the WTO, it is both a part and a whole, micro and macro, theoretical and practical, abstract and concrete, essential and superficial, through multiple arguments. The World Trade Organization (WTO) officially came into operation in 1995, marking a major event in the international economic system after World War II. The WTO has more than 147 members, covering over 95% of the global trade volume, and is therefore regarded as the "United Nations" of international trade. The WTO has had a profound and far-reaching impact on international trade rules and national trade policies. Mainland China and Taiwan have also opened a new page in economic and trade relations under the WTO framework since 2002. Taiwan has developed into one of the top 15 trading powers (regions) in the world. Taiwan can contribute its distinctive experience to the world through the WTO. Therefore, for Taiwan, the WTO is also a major challenge. The WTO not only has organizational structures responsible for policy promotion and dispute resolution but also a comprehensive set of agreements and a multilateral trade negotiation mechanism to effectively pursue its goals, including eliminating discriminatory treatment, promoting trade expansion and cooperation, enhancing the efficient use of global resources, and improving the common well-being of humanity. The scope of WTO regulations has extended from traditional goods trade to service trade, as well as a wide range of trade-related issues such as the environment, competition, investment, intellectual property rights, labor standards, e-commerce, cultural materials, and more. This book selectively conducts research on some key issues of the WTO, including agricultural trade, automatic export restraints, environment and trade, regional economic integration, WTO dispute resolution, and case studies of dispute resolution. These issues have become increasingly important and complex in an era of growing economic globalization.