Research Handbook on Trade Law and Development
Published on 22. July 2025
Book
Hardback
426 pages
978-1-0353-2595-5 (ISBN)
Description
Adopting an actors-focused approach, this Research Handbook engages with complex dynamics between states, people and businesses with respect to trade law and development. Sonia E. Rolland brings together scholarly and policy experts who articulate contemporary research on the linkages between trade, sustainability, food security, intellectual property, industrial policy and the digital economy, amongst many others.
The contributing authors address trade law through an interdisciplinary lens, examining its political, economic and social contexts. Several chapters highlight challenges including sustainability and digitalization, as well as potential solutions for developing countries in the WTO dispute settlement system. The Research Handbook demonstrates the fiscal implications of trade rules and climate policymaking, featuring case studies from across Africa, the Americas and Asia to draw attention to international trade policies in the context of economic development. It also seeks to empower minority groups ranging from women and indigenous people to small and micro entrepreneurs, as well as investors from emerging countries with an equitable approach to trade relations.
The Research Handbook on Trade Law and Development is an essential resource for scholars and students in international trade, international economic law and law and development. Its unique insights on alternative approaches to trade law and negotiations will greatly benefit international policymakers and business executives.
The contributing authors address trade law through an interdisciplinary lens, examining its political, economic and social contexts. Several chapters highlight challenges including sustainability and digitalization, as well as potential solutions for developing countries in the WTO dispute settlement system. The Research Handbook demonstrates the fiscal implications of trade rules and climate policymaking, featuring case studies from across Africa, the Americas and Asia to draw attention to international trade policies in the context of economic development. It also seeks to empower minority groups ranging from women and indigenous people to small and micro entrepreneurs, as well as investors from emerging countries with an equitable approach to trade relations.
The Research Handbook on Trade Law and Development is an essential resource for scholars and students in international trade, international economic law and law and development. Its unique insights on alternative approaches to trade law and negotiations will greatly benefit international policymakers and business executives.
Reviews / Votes
'An innovative examination of the trade law-development relationship providing center-stage to the diverse perspectives of actors in developing countries. The evolving global dynamics lend urgency to calls for amending the trade rulebook with development and equity as a central theme. This book is an important contribution toward such an endeavor.' -- Ujal Singh Bhatia, Former Chairman, Appellate Body, WTO 'This book arrives at a pivotal moment. Amidst a shifting global landscape that redefines development and challenges the foundations of international trade law, it provides thought-provoking insights. With an exceptionally curated lineup of authors, this work stands as both an indispensable resource and an engaging read for scholars and practitioners alike.' -- Renata Vargas Amaral, Inter-American Development Bank, USA 'This superb, comprehensive volume provides just what is needed to center international trade law on the challenge of development. It combines a wide range of vantages across trade law's many dimensions from experts from all of the world's regions.' -- Gregory Shaffer, Georgetown University, USAMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-2595-5 (9781035325955)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Edited by Sonia E. Rolland, Professor of Law and Business, Northeastern University School of Law and D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, USA
Content
Contents
Research Handbook on Trade Law and Development: an introduction 1
Sonia E. Rolland
PART I META-NARRATIVES ON TRADE LAW AND DEVELOPMENT
1 Trade law as countermovements: a socio-legal analysis of the relationship
between trade, development and human rights 9
Clair Gammage
2 Trade, justice and development at a crisis moment 25
Frank J. Garcia
3 Free hands and footprints at the WTO: colonial ontologies of information
capitalism 38
Bhumika Billa
4 Remaking international trade to fulfill its sustainable development mandate 54
Daniel C. Esty, Jan Yves Remy, Trevor Sutton and Joel Trachtman
5 Development as a litmus test for trade law and policy 69
Sonia E. Rolland
PART II INSTITUTIONAL AND RULE-MAKING ASPECTS OF TRADE LAW
6 Challenges and solutions for developing countries and least developed
countries in the WTO dispute settlement system: The past, present, and
future 86
Niall Meagher and Vitaliy Pogoretskyy
7 An actors-focused approach to negotiations: the Investment Facilitation
Agreement 100
Rodrigo Polanco
8 Contemporary issues on standards and developing countries in the context
of sustainability and digitalization 117
Yoshiko Naiki
PART III ASSESSING TRADE LAW DISCIPLINES FOR THEIR
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
9 Food security and the Agreement on Agriculture: old wine in new bottles? 132
Sophia Murphy and Calvin Manduna
10 The impact of fisheries subsidies on sustainable development 147
Mustaqeem De Gama
11 Fiscal implications of trade rules and climate policymaking 161
Rachel D. Thrasher
12 Instrument of protection or another tool in the toolkit? Developing
countries and the use of trade remedies 175
James J. Nedumpara and Sparsha Janardhan
13 Intellectual property rights and global competitiveness of developing
economies: the case of India's pharmaceutical industry 189
Preet S. Aulakh
14 The global data divide and its discontents: can international trade law play
a more meaningful role? 206
Neha Mishra
15 Good regulatory practices and trade agreements: recent trends and
implications 221
Rashmi Jose
16 Impact and shortcomings of the Trade Facilitation Agreement for
developing and least developed countries 237
Edna Ramirez-Robles
PART IV REGIONALISM: THE DIFFERENT FACES OF TRADE REGULATION
17 Shaping sustainable development in New Asia-Pacific regionalism 256
Ying-Jun Lin and Pasha L. Hsieh
18 Implementing the AfCFTA: a sluggish start 273
David Luke and Max Mendez-Parra
19 Mercosur and beyond: the role of subnational entities 286
Murilo Lubambo
20 The Andean Community's approach to trade liberalization and
development 300
Yovana Reyes Tagle
21 A sustainable and inclusive trade agenda for the Caribbean region 315
Jan Yves Remy and Peta-Gay Facey Wilson
PART V DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRADE FOR PEOPLE AND THEIR
BUSINESSES
22 International trade policy: a blessing or a curse for women? 332
Amrita Bahri and Katrin Kuhlmann
23 Understanding the complex interplay between supranational trade policy
and domestic-level entrepreneurial ecosystem policies 348
Luis Alfonso Dau, Elizabeth M. Moore, Felipe Alfonzo Cordero and
Mauricio Cervantes Zepeda
24 Digital trade and financial inclusion for MSMEs in Mauritius: bridging the
gender gap 363
Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur, Varsha Mooneram-Chadee and Boopen Seetanah
25 Customs issues in developing countries 378
Dennis Ndonga and Emmanuel Laryea
Research Handbook on Trade Law and Development: an introduction 1
Sonia E. Rolland
PART I META-NARRATIVES ON TRADE LAW AND DEVELOPMENT
1 Trade law as countermovements: a socio-legal analysis of the relationship
between trade, development and human rights 9
Clair Gammage
2 Trade, justice and development at a crisis moment 25
Frank J. Garcia
3 Free hands and footprints at the WTO: colonial ontologies of information
capitalism 38
Bhumika Billa
4 Remaking international trade to fulfill its sustainable development mandate 54
Daniel C. Esty, Jan Yves Remy, Trevor Sutton and Joel Trachtman
5 Development as a litmus test for trade law and policy 69
Sonia E. Rolland
PART II INSTITUTIONAL AND RULE-MAKING ASPECTS OF TRADE LAW
6 Challenges and solutions for developing countries and least developed
countries in the WTO dispute settlement system: The past, present, and
future 86
Niall Meagher and Vitaliy Pogoretskyy
7 An actors-focused approach to negotiations: the Investment Facilitation
Agreement 100
Rodrigo Polanco
8 Contemporary issues on standards and developing countries in the context
of sustainability and digitalization 117
Yoshiko Naiki
PART III ASSESSING TRADE LAW DISCIPLINES FOR THEIR
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
9 Food security and the Agreement on Agriculture: old wine in new bottles? 132
Sophia Murphy and Calvin Manduna
10 The impact of fisheries subsidies on sustainable development 147
Mustaqeem De Gama
11 Fiscal implications of trade rules and climate policymaking 161
Rachel D. Thrasher
12 Instrument of protection or another tool in the toolkit? Developing
countries and the use of trade remedies 175
James J. Nedumpara and Sparsha Janardhan
13 Intellectual property rights and global competitiveness of developing
economies: the case of India's pharmaceutical industry 189
Preet S. Aulakh
14 The global data divide and its discontents: can international trade law play
a more meaningful role? 206
Neha Mishra
15 Good regulatory practices and trade agreements: recent trends and
implications 221
Rashmi Jose
16 Impact and shortcomings of the Trade Facilitation Agreement for
developing and least developed countries 237
Edna Ramirez-Robles
PART IV REGIONALISM: THE DIFFERENT FACES OF TRADE REGULATION
17 Shaping sustainable development in New Asia-Pacific regionalism 256
Ying-Jun Lin and Pasha L. Hsieh
18 Implementing the AfCFTA: a sluggish start 273
David Luke and Max Mendez-Parra
19 Mercosur and beyond: the role of subnational entities 286
Murilo Lubambo
20 The Andean Community's approach to trade liberalization and
development 300
Yovana Reyes Tagle
21 A sustainable and inclusive trade agenda for the Caribbean region 315
Jan Yves Remy and Peta-Gay Facey Wilson
PART V DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRADE FOR PEOPLE AND THEIR
BUSINESSES
22 International trade policy: a blessing or a curse for women? 332
Amrita Bahri and Katrin Kuhlmann
23 Understanding the complex interplay between supranational trade policy
and domestic-level entrepreneurial ecosystem policies 348
Luis Alfonso Dau, Elizabeth M. Moore, Felipe Alfonzo Cordero and
Mauricio Cervantes Zepeda
24 Digital trade and financial inclusion for MSMEs in Mauritius: bridging the
gender gap 363
Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur, Varsha Mooneram-Chadee and Boopen Seetanah
25 Customs issues in developing countries 378
Dennis Ndonga and Emmanuel Laryea