Title
Blame it on the WTO? [electronic resource] : a human rights critique / Sarah Joseph.
ISBN
9780191728693 (electronic book)
Imprint
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxxiii, 327 pages)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199565894 doi
Call Number
K3240 .J6667 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
341.48
Summary
The WTO is often accused of not paying enough attention to human rights. This book weighs these criticisms and examines their validity, both from a legal and from political and economic points of views. It asks whether the WTO is under an obligation to construct a fairer trade system and discusses suggestions for reform.
Note
The WTO is often accused of not paying enough attention to human rights. This book weighs these criticisms and examines their validity, both from a legal and from political and economic points of views. It asks whether the WTO is under an obligation to construct a fairer trade system and discusses suggestions for reform.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Open access.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Introducing the WTO and international human rights law regimes
Relationship between the WTO and international human rights law
Democratic deficit and the WTO
'Human rights' restrictions on trade
The WTO, poverty, and development
The WTO and the right to food
TRIPS and the right to health
Extraterritorial human rights duties
WTO reform, the Doha Round, and other free trade initiatives
Conclusion.
