Integrating Africa into the World Economy through International Economic Law: An Introduction

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Thuo Gathii ◽  
Tomer Broude ◽  
Laurence Boulle
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
International Economic ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Law And Development ◽  
Development Review ◽  
Economic Law ◽  
International Economic Law ◽  
The World ◽  
The University

AbstractThis is an introduction to a special issue of the Law and Development Review comprising papers presented at the Second Conference of the African International Economic Law Network at the Mandela Institute of the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa in March, 2013.

13. International Economic Law

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Dixon ◽  
Robert McCorquodale ◽  
Sarah Williams
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
International Investment ◽  
International Investment Law ◽  
Investment Protection ◽  
Economic Law ◽  
Trade Law ◽  
International Trade Law ◽  
International Economic Law ◽  
The World

This chapter begins by defining international economic law. It then discusses the main international economic institutions: the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. It goes on to elaborate on the key principles of international trade law: tariffication, binding tariffs, most favoured nation treatment and the national treatment obligation and discusses exceptions to these principles, anti-dumping and subsidies, regional trade arrangements, and developing States and dispute settlement within the WTO. The chapter also discusses the key principles of international investment law (including foreign direct investment, protection standards, expropriation and dispute settlement); the international financial architecture; and international economic law and State sovereignty.

scholarly journals Sustainable Healthy Food Choices: Dietary Guidelines and International Economic Law

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Tania Voon ◽  
Hope Nadine Johnson
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
International Investment ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Investment Law ◽  
Economic Law ◽  
International Economic Law ◽  
The World ◽  
International Instruments

Building on the companion piece by Christine Parker and Hope Johnson on international instruments supporting holistic dietary guidelines, this article examines potential concerns raised by such guidelines under international trade law and international investment law. Drawing lessons from the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (‘WHO FCTC’) and its relevance to recent disputes in international economic law, this article examines the role of international instruments in supporting domestic dietary guidelines that could be challenged in the dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organization (‘WTO’) or under investor-state dispute settlement. The article includes an assessment of the potential impact of international economic laws on holistic dietary guidelines and related regulatory interventions, as well as a discussion of how a WHO treaty on healthy and sustainable diets could influence the interpretation and application of key trade and investment provisions. The article concludes that holistic dietary guidelines can be implemented in a manner consistent with international economic law, at least if local products are not prioritised.

General Theory of Law and Development: An Overview

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-375
Author(s):  
Yong-Shik Lee
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Law And Development ◽  
Development Review ◽  
Theory Of Law

Abstract The 2019 Law and Development Review Special Issue features two articles that apply the general theory of law and development to explain the development process of Botswana and South Africa. This paper provides a condensed overview of the general theory for the convenience of readers who wish to grasp the essential elements of the theoretical frameworks under which the two articles examine the development cases.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document