Many concerns have been expressed about the implications of the World Trade Organization (WTO) - for state sovereignty, the development prospects of poor countries, and the environment. In this text, the author focuses on another issue: the human rights questions which arise in the context of the WTO, including domestic health policy and the right to health; agriculture and the right to food; employment and minimum labour standards; and cultural rights. In the book four main questions are explored: does the WTO stop countries from protecting citizens' rights?' do WTO rules violate or threaten human rights?; should WTO agreements enshrine human rights?; and is thw WTO compatible with human rights principles? The author presents the different points of view on the issues,enabling readers to go beyond polemical over-simplifications and to understand the political dynamics at play.
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Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84277-101-3 (9781842771013)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Caroline Dommen specializes in the law of sustainable development. She is a co-founder and director of 3D Associates, which organises study sessions on the WTO for human rights professionals. She was previously international law officer for the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD). She has published articles on human rights, environment, trade and development issues. This is her first book.
Part 1 Evolution and shared features of the international human rights and trade regimes. Part 2 The World Trade Organization - structure, functions and history: historical background; structure and functions; the dispute settlement mechanism. Part 3 How and where human rights have been discussed in the WTO context: different types of human rights issues raised; overall political dynamics relating to human rights. Part 4 Specific areas of potential conflict between human rights and WTO law: the WTO, domestic health policy and the right to health; the "hormone-beef" and "asbestos" cases; WTO agreements and the right to food; labour standards in the WTO; history of the issue within the WTO. Part 5 WTO rules and cultural rights. Part 6 Transparency, participation and equity in the WTO. Part 7 Other fora and international mechanisms where human rights issues concerning the WTO have and can be raised. Part 8 Trends and likely evolution.
