WTO Domestic Regulation and Services Trade by Aik Hoe Lim

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With contributions from leading legal scholars, sector regulators and trade experts, this book examines trade liberalization and domestic regulation in services sectors. Analyses and case-studies help demonstrate how WTO legal principles can curb domestic regulation from unduly restricting trade in services, and can help to consolidate domestic regulatory reform.

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WTO Domestic Regulation and Services Trade by Aik Hoe Lim

Domestic regulation of services sectors has a significant impact on services trade liberalization, which is why General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) disciplines are negotiated in the WTO. With the help of analyses and case-studies from academics, regulators and trade experts, this book explores the scope and limits of WTO legal principles to promote domestic regulatory reform. Case-studies discuss country-specific challenges and experiences of regulating important service sectors, such as finance, telecommunications, distribution, legal, education, health, postal and logistics services, as well as the role of regulatory impact assessments. The findings will interest trade officials, policy-makers, regulators, think tanks and businesses concerned with the implications of domestic regulation on access to services markets, and with the opportunities for formulating trade disciplines in this area. It is also a useful resource for academics and students researching regulatory approaches and practices in services sectors.
Aik Hoe Lim is a Counsellor in the Trade in Services Division of the WTO Secretariat, where he is Secretary to the body responsible for negotiating domestic regulation disciplines for services. Bart De Meester is an Associate at the Geneva Office of Sidley Austin LLP. He previously worked as a Legal Affairs Officer at the Trade in Services Division of the WTO.
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ISBN 13 9781107635340
ISBN 10 1107635349
Title WTO Domestic Regulation and Services Trade
Author Aik Hoe Lim
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2014-03-13
Number of pages 392
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