Interpreting NAFTA
Title | Interpreting NAFTA PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick Mayer |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780231109819 |
This text on the free trade agreement between the US and Mexico, which was ratified in 1993, provides a history of the agreement's development, from opening talks to final passage. It describes the opposition to the agreement and the actions taken to facilitate its eventual ratification.
The Interpretation of International Investment Law
Title | The Interpretation of International Investment Law PDF eBook |
Author | Todd Weiler |
Publisher | Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |
Pages | 572 |
Release | 2013-05-02 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9004232230 |
In The Interpretation of International Investment Law: Equality, Discrimination and Minimum Standards of Treatment in Historical Context, author Todd Weiler demonstrates how historical analysis should be adopted in the interpretation of international investment law obligations. Weiler subjects some of the most commonly held beliefs about the nature and development of international investment law to a critical re-appraisal, based upon meticulously assembled historical record. In the process, the book provides readers with a fresh perspective on some of the oldest obligations in international law.
Interpretation in International Law
Title | Interpretation in International Law PDF eBook |
Author | Andrea Bianchi |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 433 |
Release | 2015-02-26 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0191038695 |
International lawyers have long recognised the importance of interpretation to their academic discipline and professional practice. As new insights on interpretation abound in other fields, international law and international lawyers have largely remained wedded to a rule-based approach, focusing almost exclusively on the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Such an approach neglects interpretation as a distinct and broader field of theoretical inquiry. Interpretation in International Law brings international legal scholars together to engage in sustained reflection on the theme of interpretation. The book is creatively structured around the metaphor of the game, which captures and illuminates the constituent elements of an act of interpretation. The object of the game of interpretation is to persuade the audience that one's interpretation of the law is correct. The rules of play are known and complied with by the players, even though much is left to their skills and strategies. There is also a meta-discourse about the game of interpretation - 'playing the game of game-playing' - which involves consideration of the nature of the game, its underlying stakes, and who gets to decide by what rules one should play. Through a series of diverse contributions, Interpretation in International Law reveals interpretation as an inescapable feature of all areas of international law. It will be of interest and utility to all international lawyers whose work touches upon theoretical or practical aspects of interpretation.
NAFTA
Title | NAFTA PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Clyde Hufbauer |
Publisher | Peterson Institute |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780881321999 |
"October 1993." Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-189) and index.
Toward Uniformly Accepted Principles for Interpreting MFN Clauses
Title | Toward Uniformly Accepted Principles for Interpreting MFN Clauses PDF eBook |
Author | Nudrat Ejaz Piracha |
Publisher | Kluwer Law International B.V. |
Pages | 606 |
Release | 2021-06-07 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9403532742 |
siness models adopted by insurance companies; and comparative analysis of double tax treaty policies adopted in a number of countries with respect to the permanent establishment provision in the insurance business, highlighting Switzerland for comparative purposes. In a concluding chapter, the author proposes changes to the definition of the dependent agent permanent establishment currently enshrined in the model treaties and their respective commentaries, aligning such a definition to the regulatory framework in which insurance companies conduct their business in countries other than that of incorporation. As a highly significant and timely contribution to the study of the interplay between insurance regulation and tax implications, this very original work will prove of especial value to practitioners in international tax and insurance law, as well as professionals in the financial services sector and tax academics.
A Path Forward for NAFTA
Title | A Path Forward for NAFTA PDF eBook |
Author | C. Fred Bergsten |
Publisher | Peterson Institute for International Economics |
Pages | 142 |
Release | 2017-07-31 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0881327301 |
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ranks at the top of anyone’s list of the most controversial trade deals of all time. Reviled by critics as unfair and as a job destroyer, praised by its defenders as having a documented record of success in spurring economic growth, NAFTA reduced tariff barriers to zero for the United States, Mexico, and Canada and led to a tripling of trade among these three countries over the last 23 years. The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) has abundantly detailed the many gains and acknowledged costs of NAFTA in numerous publications. Now that President Donald Trump has launched a renegotiation of NAFTA—having at least for the moment abandoned his 2016 campaign pledge to cancel the pact outright—the fundamental question is: Can such a renegotiation produce a positive result? A broad range of experts who have contributed to this PIIE Briefing say “yes.” The new negotiations can succeed only if they focus on how the agreement can be updated and upgraded, however. NAFTA can be modernized only if President Trump’s zero-sum “America First” agenda is replaced by one that seeks to benefit all three countries and improve their competitiveness in an increasingly competitive global economy. Prioritizing American interests is of course essential in any US trade negotiation. But an obsessive concern about bilateral trade balances and narrow special interests in the United States, as opposed to broader national and regional interests, would not only deadlock the negotiations but also likely lead to inferior outcomes for all three countries, or even a breakdown in the talks and an abrogation of the agreement. And walking away from NAFTA altogether would be disastrous for consumers, producers, and retailers in the United States. As argued in several chapters of this Briefing, abandoning NAFTA would degrade regional competitiveness and terminate jobs across North America, undoing the integration achieved since the agreement’s inception.
Treaty Interpretation and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Title | Treaty Interpretation and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties PDF eBook |
Author | M. Fitzmaurice |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 397 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9004181040 |
Interpretation has always been a cornerstone of international adjudication. This book offers a comprehensive analysis, both on a theoretical and a practical level, of where the principles of interpretation enshrined in Articles 31-33 of the VCLT currently stand.