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Book SynopsisThe international legal system has weathered sweeping changes over the last decade as new participants have emerged. International law-making and law-enforcement processes have become increasingly multi-layered with unprecedented numbers of non-State actors, including individuals, insurgents, multinational corporations and even terrorist groups, being involved. This growth in the importance of non-State actors at the law-making and law-enforcement levels has generated a lot of new scholarly studies on the topic. However, while it remains uncontested that non-State actors are now playing an important role on the international plane, albeit in very different ways, international legal scholarship has remained riddled by controversy regarding the status of these new actors in international law. This collection features contributions by renowned scholars, each of whom focuses on a particular theory or tradition of international law, a region, an institutional regime or a particulaTable of ContentsForeword, Michael Reisman. Presentation, Math Noortmann 1. Introduction – Non-State Actors in International Law: Oscillating Between Concepts and Dynamics, Jean d’Aspremont Part I: Theoretical Perspectives 2. Non-State Actors from the Perspective of Legal Positivism: the Communitarian Semantics for the Secondary Rules of International Law, Jean d‘Aspremont 3. Non-State Actors from an International Constitutionalist Perspective: Participation matters!, Thomas Kleinlein 4. Non-State Actors from the Perspective of a Pure Theory of Law, Jörg Kammerhofer 5. Non-State Actors from the Perspective of the Policy Oriented School: Power, Law, Actors and the View from New Haven, Antony d’Amato 6. Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach to Non-State Participation in the Formation of Global Law and Order, Math Noortmann Part II: The Regional Perspectives 7. Non-State Actors in French Legal Scholarship: International Legal Personality’ in Question, Nicolas Leroux 8. Non-State Actors in North American Legal Scholarship: Four Lessons for the Progressive and Critical International Lawyer, Rémi Bachand 9. Non-state Actors in Southeast Asia: How does Civil Society Contribute Towards Norm-building in a State-centric Environment?, Hsien-Li Teresa 10. Contemporary Russian Perspectives on Non-State Actors: Fear of the Loss of State Sovereignty, Lauri Mälksoo Part III: Institutional Perspectives 11. Non-State Actors from the Perspective of the International Court of Justice, Gleider I. Hernández 12. Non-State Actors from the Perspective of the International Law Commission, Gentian Zyberi 13. Non-State Actors from the Perspective of the Institut de Droit international, François Rigaux 14.Non-State Actors from the Perspective of International Criminal Tribunals, Guido Acquaviva 15. Non-State Actors from the Perspective of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Raphaël van Steenberghe 16. The International Law Association and Non-State Actors, Math Noortmann 17. NGO’s Perspectives on Non-State Actors, Gaëlle Breton-Le Goff Part IV: Subject matter-based perspectives 18. Non-State Actors and Human Rights: Corporate Responsibility and the Attempts to Formalize the Role of Corporations as Participants in the International Legal System, Eric de Brabandere 19. Non-State Actors in International Humanitarian Law, Cedric Ryngaert 20. Non-State Actors in International Criminal Law, Cassandra Steer 21. Non-State Actors in International Institutional Law: Non-State, Inter-state or Supra-State? The Peculiar Identity of the Intergovernmental Organization in International Institutional Law, Richard Collins 22. Non-State Actors in International Peace and Security: Non-state actors and the Use of Force, Nicholas Tsagourias 23. Non-State Actors in International Dispute Settlement: Pragmatism in International Law, Eric de Brabandere 24. Non-State Actors in International Investment Law: To Be or Not To Be? The Legal Personality of Non-State Actors in International Investment Law, Patrick Dumberry and Érik Labelle-Eastaugh 25. Non-State Actors in International Environmental Law: A Rousseauist Perspective, Makane Mbengue 26. Non-State Actors in Refugee Law: L’Etat, c’est Moi. Refugee Law as a Response to Non State Action, Penelope Mathew 27. Non-State Actors in European Law: Enhanced Participation of Non-State Actors in EU Law-Making and Law-Enforcement Processes -- a Quest for Legitimacy, Damien Gerard 28. Conclusions : Inclusive Law-making and Law-enforcement Processes for an Exclusive International Legal System, Jean d’Aspremont

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Book SynopsisThe governing international space law regime has been locked in a norm-creation stalemate for over 40 years. This stalemate endangers the preservation of established, guiding legal principles, as well as the sustainability of the parts of outer space that humans utilize. The discrepancy between norm creation, technological advancement, and the ecosystem of novel actors could generate serious consequences for future space activities and the nature of international relations. Besides the return of old rivalries in a New Cold War, new activities and actors emerging amidst a legal void emphasizes the risks of the stalemate: unstable peace, fragile cooperation, uneven technological development, and uncertain eco-sustainability. The prolonged legal stalemate cannot be treated simply as an academic question, for it has broader political and economic implications of growing strategic relevance. Unresolved issues in international space law could threaten the survival of space as a global comTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. Background 2. Main challenges I Space law: historical and institutional background 1. The Cold War 1.1. United Nations: the prime body in international space norm creation 1.2. UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) 2. Space treaties’ creation 2.1. Space treaties II The current state of the space domain 1. The rise of the private sector 2. The problem of legal ambiguity 3. New trends in regulating the space domain 3.1. The Cape Town Convention 3.2. Soft law 3.3. National space legislation III The changing global context 1. Geopolitical transformations 1.1. The new space powers 1.2. The emerging space nations 2. Shift in the economic paradigm 3. Technological development: from military to civilian use 4. Multidirectional diplomacy 5. The lawmaking process itself 5.1. The norm-creation mechanism in the United Nations 5.2. The norm-creation mechanism in the Legal Subcommittee of the UN COPUOS 6. Conclusion IV Necessity of new internationally binding norms in space law 1. Space activities outside of the current legal realm 1.1. Active debris removal 1.2. Resource utilization and extraction from celestial bodies 1.3. Human planetary exploration 2. Space actors outside of the current legal realm 3. Why is the stalemate dangerous? 4. State sovereignty in the area of globalization and interdependence5. A legal obligation to cooperate: mandatory multilateralism V Alternative ways of law-making 1. UN specialized agencies 1.1. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 1.1.1. Short history 1.1.2. Purpose 1.1.3. Membership 1.1.4. Decision-making bodies 1.1.5. Norm mechanisms: constituent instrument and secondary norms 1.1.6. Implementation 1.2. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 1.2.1. Short history 1.2.2. Purpose 1.2.3. Membership 1.2.4. Decision-making bodies 1.2.5. Norm mechanisms: constituent instrument and secondary norms1.2.6. Implementation 2. International legal regimes that deal with international commons 2.1. The international legal regime for marine beyond national jurisdiction 2.1.1. Short history 2.1.2. Purpose 2.1.3. Membership 2.1.4. Decision-making bodies 2.1.5. Norm mechanism: constituent instrument and secondary norms 2.1.6. Implementation 2.2. The international legal regime for the Antarctic area 2.2.1. Short history 2.2.2. Purpose 2.2.3. Membership 2.2.4. Decision-making bodies 2.2.5. Norm mechanism: constituent instrument and secondary norms 2.2.6. Implementation 3. Regional space agencies 3.1. European Space Agency (ESA) 3.1.1. Short history 3.1.2. Purpose 3.1.3. Membership 3.1.4. Decision-making bodies 3.1.5. Norm mechanism: constituent instrument and secondary norm mechanism 3.1.6 Implementation 3.2. European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) 3.2.1. Short history 3.2.2. Purpose 3.2.3. Membership 3.2.4. Decision-making bodies 3.2.5. Norm mechanism: constituent instrument and secondary norm mechanism 3.2.6. Implementation provisions VI Key findings and strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats analysis 1. Key findings 1.1. Hierarchy of norms 1.2. Decision-making organ 1.3. Possibility to make amendments 1.4. Voting mechanism 1.5. Possibility to make reservations/to opt out 2. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats analysis 2.1. Strengths and opportunities 2.2. Weaknesses and potential threats 3. Proposed solutions Conclusion A. Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisLimits to Privatization is the first thorough audit of privatizations from around the world. It outlines the historical emergence of globalization and liberalization, and from analyses of over 50 case studies of best- and worst-case experiences of privatization, it provides guidance for policy and action that will restore and maintain the right balance between the powers and responsibilities of the state, the private sector and the increasingly important role of civil society. The result is a book of major importance that challenges one of the orthodoxies of our day and provides a benchmark for future debate.Trade Review'In the golden days of the Washington consensus, privatization was viewed as one of the central pillars of successful development. Ideology and interests triumphed over economic theory and experience, both of which noted the difficulties posed by privatization and its limitations. Through a series of case studies, Weizsäcker and his colleagues illustrate the limits to privatization' JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ, winner of the Nobel Prize in economics and former chief economist and senior vice-president of the World Bank 'Detailed case analysis is the only way to ensure that we learn how to get privatization policies right. This book with a sound ethical foundation is an invaluable resource for policy-makers, trade unions, the business community and all who are interested in what should be publicly or privately owned' JUAN SOMAVIA, Director-General, ILO 'This timely new book is an important contribution as we explore the crisis in good jobs for working people the world over' JOHN SWEENEY, President for Public Affairs, AFL-CIO 'Indigenous peoples are among those caught in the cracks between public and private ownership. Territories and resources which we traditionally own have been systematically and immorally appropriated both by states or the private sector. This book presents solutions for balanced approaches to regulate privatization which otherwise threatens to endanger our continuing existence' VICTORIA TAULI CORPUZ, Executive Director, Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education), PhilippinesTable of ContentsPART I INTRODUCTION * Limits to Privatization * PART II PRIVATIZATION IN MANY SECTORS: CASE STUDIES AND SNAPSHOTS * Initial remarks * NATURAL RESOURCES AND RELATED INDUSTRIES * Water * Metals and Cement * Other Resources * NETWORK INDUSTRIES * Energy * Telecommunication and Postal Services * Transportation * OTHER SERVICES * Waste Disposal * Insurance * Culture and Media * Health * Education * Pensions * Police and Security * PART III PRIVATIZATION IN CONTEXT * Initial remarks * The General Context * The Regional Context * Special Issues * PART IV GOVERNANCE OF PRIVATIZATION * Initial remarks * Regulation * Privatization and Municipal Democracy * Financing Global Public Goods: Challenges * Escaping Pernicious Dualism: Civil Society between the State and the Firm * Private Governance: Private Rules for Privatization? * 'Co-evolution' between State Regulation and the Private Sector * PART V CONCLUSION * Lessons Learned from Privatization *

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Book Synopsis'A compelling contribution to our evolving understanding of the links between trade, aid and security � and what the international community needs to do to ensure peace and development in the world.' Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme 'For far too long the international community ahs stood by while countries around the world descend into conflict and anarchy. We need to understand how we can engage more effectively with fragile and failing states. Trade, Aid and Security is an important step in this direction.' Jan Pronk, Special Representative of the UN General Secretary in Sudan and Former Minister of Development and the Environment, The Netherlands. 'As we begin to contemplate what the post-Iraq world will look like it is vital that we reflect on the limits of the utility of hard power and the importance that development can play in avoiding failed states before they fail, preventing conflicts and more successfully re-building states. This timely book makes a most important contribution to that process.' Lord Paddy Ashdown, UN High Representative for Boznia and Herzegovina, 2002 � 2006 Leader of UK Liberal Democrat Party, 1988 � 1999 'As UN Special Representative to the Great Lakes Region of Africa I have seen the devastating impact of the trade in �conflict resources� with my own eyes. Amongst much else, this book shows how different trade and aid politics can tackle the trade in conflict resources and make a real contribution to secure societies. It is essential reading.' Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Central and East Africa. Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur. All resonate loudly on the international stage, exposing and illustrating the intractable links between global security, control over naturals resources � be it oil, water, timber or 'conflict diamonds' � and the manipulation of foreign aid and international trade policy. This volume, written by leading authorities from across the globe, introduces the linkages between trade, aid and security, and exposes how inappropriate or misused trade and aid policy can and do undermine security and contribute to violence and the disintegration of national states. On a practical level they demonstrate how six key areas of trade and aid policy can be used to help forge stability and security, reduce the likelihood of armed conflict, and assist economic and political recovery in our war-torn world.Trade Review'This book presents a remarkable analysis of the multiple linkages between aid, trade and security and provides thoughtful alternatives to current ways aid is delivered and trade regulated... highly recommended to practitioners and researchers working on issues related to aid conditionality.' Natural Resources ForumTable of ContentsIntroduction: Trade, Aid and Security: An Agenda for Peace and Development * Designing Conflict-sensitive Trade Policy * Developing Conflict-sensitive Aid: The Relationship between Aid and Conflict * Promoting 'Good' Governance through Trade and Aid: Instruments of Coercion or Vehicles of Communication? * Building Markets for Conflict-free Goods * Promoting Conflict-sensitive Business in Fragile States: Redressing Skewed Incentives * Managing Revenues from Natural Resources and Aid * Conclusion: Prospects for Peace and Progress *

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental and human catastrophe looms ever larger for planet Earth. Powerful action is required now to turn a deepening global crisis into an unprecedented opportunity for positive change. This book shows how a dramatic transformation of how humans relate to the Earth, and to one another, can be achieved. Surviving the Century is the first major publication by the World Future Council (WFC), a new international voice for future generations. Reflecting the positive mission of the WFC, each chapter addresses a different critical issue in a systematic and constructive way, describing and analysing the topic before indicating real solutions. The eight main issues covered are: countering climate chaos, renewable energy policy, local farming systems, rainforests and climate change, creating sustainable cities, cradle to cradle production systems, a radical vision for trade and creating a living democracy. Surviving the Century is a must-have primer and action plan for all leaders in government, business and NGOs, and for all who want to be part of the historic opportunity to provide solutions to the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced. Published with the World Future Council.Trade Review'Excellent value and should be read by all.' Janet Sprent, British Ecological Society, Dec 2007. 'The book outlines a road map to a sustainable future in an age increasingly threatened by climate chaos.' Resurgence MagazineTable of ContentsForeword by Jakob von xkuell * Introduction: Future - What Future? * Addressing Climate Chaos * Renewable Energy is the Future * Feeding People in an Age of Climate Change * Climate and the Amazon * Creating Sustainable and Liveable Cities * Cradle to Cradle Production * A Radical New Vision for World Trade * The Promise of Living Democracy * Index

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Book Synopsis'This is a timely, challenging and fascinating book on a topic of central importance to the success or otherwise of our climate change policies. It sets down a clear marker for what has to be done in the aviation sector.' Professor John Whitelegg, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York, UK 'Climate Change and Aviation presents a clear picture of the transport sector's greatest challenge: how to reconcile aviation's immense popularity with its considerable environmental damage and its dependence on liquid hydrocarbon energy sources. This book avoids wishful thinking and takes the much harder, but more productive, path of considering difficult solutions that clash with short-term and short-sighted expectations about the unlimited growth potential for flying.' Professor Anthony Perl, Urban Studies Program, Simon Fraser University, Canada 'A convincing and timely collection that brings together an impressive range of expertise. The book integrates various perspectives into a powerful core argument - we must do something, and quickly, to tackle the impact of aviation on our environment. The authors recognise the political difficulties associated with promoting change but present constructive options for policy makers. Required reading, especially for transport ministers set on promoting the growth of air travel.' Professor Jon Shaw, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Transport, University of Plymouth, UK Trends such as the massive growth in availability of air travel and air freight are among those which have led to aviation becoming one of the fastest growing emitters of greenhouse gases. These trends have also caused a shift in expectations of how we do business, where we go on holiday, and what food and goods we can buy. For these reasons aviation is (and is set to stay) high up on global political, organizational and media agendas. This textbook is the first to attempt a comprehensive review of the topic, bringing together an international team of leading scientists. Starting with the science of the environmental issues, it moves on to cover drivers and trends of growth, socio-economics and politics, as well as mitigation options, the result being a broad yet detailed examination of the field. This is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in transport, tourism, the environment, geography and beyond, while also being a valuable resource for professionals and policymakers seeking a clear understanding of this complex yet urgently pressing issue.Trade Review'A timely, challenging and fascinating book on a topic of central importance to the success or otherwise of our climate change policies.' Professor John Whitelegg, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York, UK 'Climate Change and Aviation presents a clear picture of the transport sector's greatest challenge: how to reconcile aviation's immense popularity with its considerable environmental damage and its dependence on liquid hydrocarbon energy sources. This book avoids wishful thinking and takes the much harder, but more productive, path of considering difficult solutions that clash with short-term and short-sighted expectations about the unlimited growth potential for flying.' Professor Anthony Perl, Urban Studies Program, Simon Fraser University, Canada 'A convincing and timely collection that brings together an impressive range of expertise. The book integrates various perspectives into a powerful core argument - we must do something, and quickly, to tackle the impact of aviation on our environment. The authors recognise the political difficulties associated with promoting change but present constructive options for policy makers. Required reading, especially for transport ministers set on promoting the growth of air travel.' Professor Jon Shaw, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Transport, University of Plymouth, UK 'This is a timely, challenging and fascinating book on a topic of central importance to the success or otherwise of our climate change policies. It sets down a clear marker for what has to be done in the aviation sector.' Professor John Whitelegg, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction: Aviation and Climate Change in Context * Part I: Aviation and Atmosphere * Aviation and Climate Change: The Science * Calculating Emissions and Radiative Forcing: Global, National, Local, Individual * Aviation in a Low-carbon EU * Part II: Drivers and Trends * Low-cost Aviation * Hypermobile Travellers * Airline Trends in Europe: Network Consolidation and the Mainstreaming of Low Cost Strategies * Part III: Socio-economics and Politics * Aeropolitics and Economics of Aviation Emissions Migration * Aviation and Economic Development: the Implications of Environmental Costs on Different Airline Business Models and Flight Networks * Air Freight: Trends and Issues * Practice(s) and Ratchett(s): A Sociological Examination of Frequent Flying * Aviation Coalitions: Drivers of Growth and Implications for Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction * Part IV: Mitigation * Technical and Management Reduction Potentials * Biofuels, Aviation and Sustainability: Prospects and Limits * Voluntary Carbon Offsetting for Air Travel * Aviation and Climate Change: Assessment of Policy Options * Conclusion * Index

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Book SynopsisHow do we promote global economic development, while simultaneously preserving local biological and cultural diversity? This authoritative volume, written by leading legal experts and biological and social scientists from around the world, aims to address this question in all of its complexity. The first part of the book focuses on biodiversity and examines what we are losing, why and what is to be done. The second part addresses biotechnology and looks at whether it is part of the solution or part of the problem, or perhaps both. The third section examines traditional knowledge, explains what it is and how, if at all, it should be protected. The fourth and final part looks at ethnobotany and bioprospecting and offers practical lessons from the vast and diverse experiences of the contributors.Trade Review'Improving the international governance of biodiversity is a very necessary but enormous challenge. These top quality essays, which comprise the finest collection published so far on this controversial subject, provide a rich and diverse source of informed perspectives.' Graham Dutfield, Centre for International Governance, University of Leeds 'This book provides a detailed examination of the contemporary debate on how to reconcile global economic development with the preservation of our biological and cultural diversity. This debate brings into tension human rights with intellectual property and industrial development with food security. Professor McManis is to be commended for compiling this important, inter-disciplinary compendium of perspectives.' Michael Blakeney, Professor of Law, Queen Mary College, University of London 'Biodiversity and the Law is a very timely and relevant publication. It has managed to capture and present most of the key and critical issues surrounding debates over and relations between biodiversity, biotechnology, intellectual property and traditional knowledge. A must read for anyone seeking to understand the far reaching policy, legal, economic and social implications of current discussions over these issues.' Manuel Ruiz, lawyer with the Peruvian Environmental Law SocietyTable of ContentsBiodiversity, Biotechnology and Traditional Knowledge Protection: Law, Science and Practice * Part I: Biodiversity: What are We Losing and Why - And What is to be Done? * The Epic of Evolution and the Problem of Biodiversity Loss * Naturalizing Morality * Across the Apocalypse on Horseback: Biodiversity Loss and the Law * Impact of the Convention on Biological Diversity: The Lessons of Ten Years of Experience with Models for Equitable Sharing of Benefits * Biodiversity, Botanical Institutions and Benefit Sharing: Comments on the Impact of the Convention on Biological Diversity * The Link Between Biodiversity and Sustainable Development: Lessons from INBio‘s Bioprospecting Programme in Costa Rica * On Biocultural Diversity from a Venezuelan Perspective: Tracing the Interrelationships Among Biodiversity, Culture Change and Legal Reforms * From the Tragedy of the Commons to the Tragedy of the Commonplace : Analysis and Synthesis through the Lens of Economic Theory * Part II: Biotechnology: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem - Or Both? * Biodiversity, Biotechnology and the Environment * Principles Governing the Long-run Risks, Benefits and Costs of Agricultural Biotechnology * Costa Rica: Biodiversity and Biotechnology at the Crossroads * Biotechnology for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges * Biotechnology: Public-Private Partnerships and Intellectual Property Rights in the Context of Developing Countries * Agricultural Biotechnology and Developing Countries: The Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture (PIPRA) * Commentary on Agricultural Biotechnology * The Birth and Death of Traditional Knowledge: Paradoxical Effects of Biotechnology in India * Part III: Traditional Knowledge: What Is It and How, If At All, Should It Be Protected? * From the Shaman‘s Hut to the Patent Office: A Road Under Construction * Traditional Knowledge: Lessons from the Past, Lessons for the Future * The Demise of Common Herita

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Book SynopsisThe world's trade regime is promoted by international agencies and most governments as the best way to lift the poor out of poverty and achieve sustainable development. But does it contribute to human development or not? This reassessment looks in detail at the way it has worked under the GATT and under the World Trade Organization, and analyses how it is working and how it can be improved. The book aims to make major contribution to the debates surrounding globalization and the impact of trade on the poor, on social stability and on the environment. It is intended to provide a benchmark for future policy discussion and analysis.Trade Review'A call for a paradigm shift in trade discourse.' Ali Said Mchumo, Deputy Secretary General, East African Community, former ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the WTO (1995-2002), Chair of the WTO's General Council (Feb 1999-2000) and coordinator for the Least Developed Countries in the WTO (2001). 'A key message of this book is that an evaluation of the multi-lateral trade regime should be based on whether it maximizes possibilities for human development - especially in developing countries.' Future Survey 'What this book does is to argue, quite forcibly, that there must be a major shift away from this dominance by the rich countries.' CNN Money 'The book can be read as a series of easily accessible chapters, even for the non-initiated, with well-demarcated chapters containing figures, tables and boxes that illustrate in a graphic way the glaring imbalances that bedevil the global trading system.' International Affairs 'A far-reaching reassessment of current multilateral trade regimes examines how they can be improved in order to make a genuine contribution to human development.' Business Horizon 'An authoritative and systematic handbook for trade negotiators and policy analysts alike' World Trade Review, vol 2-3 2003 'A welcome contribution and should go some way to strengthen efforts to rebalance the existing asymmetries to the multilateral trade system' World Trade Review, vol 2-3 2003 'This is a stimulating volume with a wealth of illustrative tables and figures. It has a truly international authorship and global perspective'. Alan Hay, Geography, Jan 2004.Table of ContentsPreface * Acknowledgements * Abbreviations * Glossary * Overview - Making Global Trade Work For People * PART 1 TRADE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: Human Development And Trade * The Global Trade Regime * Towards A Human Development Oriented Global Trade Regime * Reforms To The Global Governance Of Trade * PART 2 AGREEMENTS AND ISSUES: Agriculture * Commodities * Industrial Tariffs * Textiles And Clothing * Anti-Dumping * Subsidies * Trade-Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Rights * Trade-Related Investment Measures And Investment * General Agreement On Trade In Services * Competition Policy * Transparency In Government Procurement * Trade Facilitation * Standards * Trade And Environmental Policy * Strengthening Capacities

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