Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- About the Editors and Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Law and development perspective on international trade law
- Introduction
- Part I Developing Countries and International Trade
- Part II Law and Development in the World Trade Organization
- Part III Law and Development in Free Trade Agreements
- 9 North–South Regional Trade Agreements
- 10 Free Trade Agreements
- 11 Developing Countries, Trade, and Human Rights
- 12 Free Trade Agreements and Foreign Direct Investment
- Part IV Law and Development in Regional Initiatives
- Epilogue
- Index
- References
9 - North–South Regional Trade Agreements
Prospects, Risks, and Legal Regulation
from Part III - Law and Development in Free Trade Agreements
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- About the Editors and Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Law and development perspective on international trade law
- Introduction
- Part I Developing Countries and International Trade
- Part II Law and Development in the World Trade Organization
- Part III Law and Development in Free Trade Agreements
- 9 North–South Regional Trade Agreements
- 10 Free Trade Agreements
- 11 Developing Countries, Trade, and Human Rights
- 12 Free Trade Agreements and Foreign Direct Investment
- Part IV Law and Development in Regional Initiatives
- Epilogue
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
The recent decade has witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of regional trade agreements (RTAs; mostly FTAs and customs union) and their scope. Several scholars consider the rapid proliferation of RTAs to be one of the major developments in international relations. Although some kinds of RTAs have existed for centuries, the numbers, as well as the world share of trade covered by RTAs, have been steadily increasing over the past decade. Nearly all countries belong to at least one RTA, with some being parties to numerous agreements. RTAs already account for almost half of world trade, and this is expected to increase if all the RTAs currently in the pipeline are implemented. According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), some 462 RTAs have been notified to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)/WTO up to February 2010. At the same date, 271 agreements were in force.
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- Law and Development Perspective on International Trade Law , pp. 225 - 245Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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