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Review: The World Trade Organization – Law, Practice and Policy

Review: The World Trade Organization – Law, Practice and Policy Journal of International Economic Law (JIEL) 7(4) for the book's often limited theoretical scope. Kind of like popular culture itself. Frederick Pinto* The World Trade Organization ­ Law, Practice and Policy. By Mitsuo Matsushita, Thomas J. Schoenbaum and Petros C. Mavroidis. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-876472-3, 770 pp. The law of the World Trade Organization (`WTO') and the case law of the bodies established under the auspices of the WTO are evolving rapidly, just like the number of research, legal journals and books devoted to this area of law. The book which is the object of the current review is a perfect example of this evolution. The authors, three eminent experts in the field of WTO law, have undertaken the task of making WTO law more accessible for `persons ­ lawyers, economists, political scientists, and members of the public ­ who are not specialists in international economic law but wish to understand the WTO'. Secondly, they also hope to appeal to students who should read the book `in conjunction with primary sources'. Thirdly, they argue that the book can be used as a `quick and handy reference work' for the specialist. The authors seem to have achieved http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of International Economic Law Oxford University Press

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Copyright
Copyright 2004
ISSN
1369-3034
eISSN
1464-3758
DOI
10.1093/jiel/7.4.928
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Journal of International Economic Law (JIEL) 7(4) for the book's often limited theoretical scope. Kind of like popular culture itself. Frederick Pinto* The World Trade Organization ­ Law, Practice and Policy. By Mitsuo Matsushita, Thomas J. Schoenbaum and Petros C. Mavroidis. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-876472-3, 770 pp. The law of the World Trade Organization (`WTO') and the case law of the bodies established under the auspices of the WTO are evolving rapidly, just like the number of research, legal journals and books devoted to this area of law. The book which is the object of the current review is a perfect example of this evolution. The authors, three eminent experts in the field of WTO law, have undertaken the task of making WTO law more accessible for `persons ­ lawyers, economists, political scientists, and members of the public ­ who are not specialists in international economic law but wish to understand the WTO'. Secondly, they also hope to appeal to students who should read the book `in conjunction with primary sources'. Thirdly, they argue that the book can be used as a `quick and handy reference work' for the specialist. The authors seem to have achieved

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Journal of International Economic LawOxford University Press

Published: Dec 1, 2004

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