International Competition Law: A New Dimension for the Wto? (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521863896)

Should an international competition agreement be incorporated into the World Trade Organization? Taylor examines this question, arguing that such an agreement would be beneficial. Existing initiatives towards the regulation of cross-border, anti-competitive conduct have clear limitations that could be overcome by an agreement, and the WTO would provide the optimal institutional vehicle for it. At a practical level, Taylor points out, an international competition agreement could address under-regulation and over-regulation in the trade-competition regulatory matrix, realizing substantive benefits to international trade and competition. This book identifies the appropriate content and structure for a plurilateral competition agreement and proposes a draft negotiating text with accompanying commentary, and as such will be an invaluable tool for policy-makers, WTO negotiators, competition and trade lawyers, and international jurists.

Author: Martyn Taylor
ISBN-10: 0521863899
ISBN-13: 9780521863896
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/09/2006
Pages: 520
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d