Trade Legalism and International Relations Theory: An Analysis of the World Trade Organization
Правовой формализм в торговле и теория международных отношений: анализ Всемирной торговой организации
1995-03-01
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International relations theoryInternational trade lawRule-oriented legal processesTrade legalismWorld Trade Organization
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ECONOMIC LAW xli-xlii (1991) (discussing need for a "paradigm shift" in international trade law from "coexistence" to "integration" among states through the use of "rule-oriented" legal processes).20. John H. Jackson, The Crumbling Institutions of the Liberal Trade System, 12 J.WORLD TRADE 93, 98 (1978).21.This Article owes a particular debt to the work of Kenneth Abbott and Ann-Marie Slaughter Burley (formerly Ann-Marie Burley) for rendering
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It identifies rule-oriented legal processes as a mechanism for promoting integration among states within the liberal trade system.
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The analysis acknowledges foundational contributions from Kenneth Abbott and Ann-Marie Slaughter Burley to theorizing international legal institutions.
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The excerpt emphasizes a paradigm shift in international trade law from state coexistence toward deeper integration.
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The passage highlights concerns about the institutional fragility or “crumbling” of the liberal trade system.
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
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The relationship between trade legalism and international relations theory, including the WTO’s rule-oriented legal processes and the shift from coexistence to integration among states
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