| Law in the Service of Human Dignity: Essays in Honour of Florentino Feliciano Contributor(s): Charnovitz, Steve (Editor), Steger, Debra P. (Editor), Van Den Bossche, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521852536 ISBN-13: 9780521852531 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $83.59 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2005 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | Essays - Law | Commercial - International Trade |
| Dewey: 343.087 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.69 lbs) 448 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This volume assembles essays from notable international jurists, academics, and practitioners who offer new insights regarding the jurisprudence of world trade law, the changing landscape of investment arbitration, and other vital topics in international adjudication. The collection will be of special interest to World Trade Organization analysts as the contributors include six current or former members, as well as several leading trade law commentators. Among the key issues discussed are the WTO environmental cases, trade and human rights, and potential reforms of the WTO dispute system. |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Den Bossche, Peter: - Peter Van den Bossche is a Professor in the Maastricht University Faculty of Law.Charnovitz, Steve: - Steve Charnovitz is Associate Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School. Mr Charnovitz hails from Savannah, Georgia. He received a BA and JD from Yale University, Connecticut and an MPP from the Kennedy School of Government. Before joining the faculty in 2004, he practiced law for six years at the firm now known as Wilmer Hale in Washington, DC. From 1995 to 1999, he was Director of the Global Environment and Trade Study (GETS), which he helped to establish in 1994. From 1991 to 1995, he was Policy Director of the US Competitiveness Policy Council. The Council issued four reports to the US Congress and President. From 1987 to 1991, he was a Legislative Assistant to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Early in his career, he was an analyst at the US Department of Labor where his assignments included worker rights in US trade negotiations, trade adjustment assistance, and technical cooperation with Saudi Arabia. Mr Charnovitz serves on the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law, the Editorial Boards of the Journal of International Economic Law, the World Trade Review, and the Journal of Environment and Development, and on the International Scientific Board of the journal Transnational Associations. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is admitted to the bar in New York.Steger, Debra P.: - Debra P. Steger is a Professor in the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. |