The World Trade Organization Knowledge Agreements (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107405967)

The WTO intellectual property and services agreements (TRIPs and GATS) form the global legal framework in which governments now regulate trade in knowledge. This second edition analyses the provisions of the agreements and examines closely the thirteen years of implementation and revision. Gathering together the interpretations placed on the agreements by the WTO dispute settlement bodies, it reports on the initiatives taken by the members both to liberalise trade in knowledge and to shape international business regulation. Drawing on this, Christopher Arup assesses the future of the WTO as a global law-making institution. Three expanded case studies (legal services, genetic codes/essential medicines, and on-line media) illustrate the impact of the agreements and highlight the challenges faced by the WTO in reconciling free trade with social regulation.

Author: Christopher Arup
ISBN-10: 1107405963
ISBN-13: 9781107405967
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/26/2012
Pages: 548
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.30h x 5.90w x 1.20d