Description
Book SynopsisDrawing on case studies from the Pacific Rim, this book traces the selective adaptation of international trade law to local conditions.
Table of ContentsPreface
Part 1: Concepts and Methods
Introduction: Selective Adaptation, Institutional Capacity, and theReception of International Law under Conditions of Globalization /Pitman B. Potter
Global Competition Governance: A Step towards Constitutionalizationof the WTO / Ljiljana Biukovic
Methodology and Current Research Directions in Cross-CulturalConflict Resolution / Emma Buchtel
Part 2: Local Implementation of GlobalStandards
Globalization and Local Culture in Contracts: Japanese Companies inThailand / Yoshitaka Wada
NAFTA, Labour Mobility, and Dispute Resolution within a NorthAmerican Context / Kathrine Richardson
The TRIPS Agreement and New Developments in IP Law in China /Liao Zhigang
Competition Policy, Capacity Building, and Selective Adaptation:Tentative Lessons from Japan's Experience with Anti-Cartel Policies/ Richard Schwindt and Devin McDaniels
Selective Adaptation of Economic Governance Norms in China:Transparency and Autonomy in Local Context / Pitman B.Potter
Part 3: Case Studies on Dispute Resolution
International Dispute Resolution in Japan: A Combination of Judicialand Other Systems / Maomi Iwase
Introduction to International Trade Dispute Settlement in China /Wang Shuliang
Alternate Dispute Resolution in Japanese Legal Education:Preliminary Evidence from the 2003 and 2004 Curricula / MayumiSaegusa and Julian Dierkes
A Comparative Study of Olympic Marks Protection and Beyond: Canada,the United States, and China / Wenwei Guan
Conclusion: Reaching Normative Consensus in International Trade Law/ Ljiljana Biukovic
Contributors
Index
