TY - BOOK AU - Bossche,Peter van den AU - Zdouc,Werner TI - The law and policy of the World Trade Organization: text, cases and materials SN - 9781107694293 (pbk.) U1 - 343.087 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - World Trade Organization KW - Foreign trade regulation N1 - Previous ed.: 2008; Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: 1. International trade and law of the WTO 2. The World Trade Organization 3. WTO Dispute Settlement 4. Most favoured nation treatment 5. National treatment 6. Tariff barriers 7. Non-tariff barriers 8. General and security exceptions 9. Economic emergency exceptions 10. Regional trade exceptions 11. Dumping 12. Subsidies 13. Technical barriers to trade 14. Sanitary and phytosanitary measures 15. Intellectual property rights 16. Future challenges to the WTO and the multilateral trade system N2 - As the leading student text in the field, this title provides both a detailed examination of the law of the World Trade Organization and a clear introduction to the basic principles and underlying logic of the world trading system. It explores the institutional aspects of the WTO together with the substantive law. This fully restructured and updated edition incorporates all new developments in the WTO's substantial body of case law. Questions and assignments are integrated throughout to allow them to assess their understanding, while chapter summaries reinforce learning. At the end of each chapter, an exercise reflecting real-life trade problems is included to challenge students as well as practitioners enabling them to hone their practical and analytical skills. The title is an essential tool for any student of WTO law, either at undergraduate or postgraduate level, but may equally serve others as an introductory guide to the WTO ER -