Sovereignty the WTO and Changing Fundamentals of International Law

The last decade of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century has been one of the most challenging periods for the generally accepted assumptions of international law. This book first published in 2006 grapples with these long-held assumptions (such as the consent basis of international law norms equality of nations restrictive or text-based treaty interpretations and applications the monopoly of internal national power and non-interference) and how they are being fundamentally altered by the forces of globalization. It also examines the challenges facing the WTO as a component of international economic law and how that field is inextricably linked to general international law.