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Overview
The essays in this book explore and elucidate some of the legal and constitutional complexities of the relationship between the EU and the WTO, focusing particularly on the impact of the latter and its relevance for the former. The effect of WTO norms is evident across a broad range of European economic and social policy fields, affecting regulatory and distributive policies alike. A number of significant areas have been selected in this book to exemplify the scope and intensity of impact, including EC single market law, external trade, structural and cohesion funding, cultural policy, social policy, and aspects of public health and environmental policy. Certain chapters examine the legal and political points of intersection between the two legal orders, and many of the essays explore in different ways the normative dimension of the relationship between the EU and the WTO and the legitimacy claims of the latter.Synopsis
Búrca (European Union law, European University Institute, Italy) and Scott (European law, U. of Cambridge, UK) present 12 essays dedicated to examining the connections and disconnections of the legal institutions of the European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), with a particular emphasis on the impact the WTO has on EU law. Largely critical of the policy constraints the WTO rules impose upon the European polity, the articles look at such issues as the European Court of Justice's acceptance of a WTO "judiciary," the possibilities for addressing the question of the WTO's legitimacy, debates over whether regional economic bodies should conform to WTO objectives, and the impact of the WTO on international regulations. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)