The transit of goods in public international law /

The Transit of Goods in Public International Law contextualizes transit as it exists in contemporary international law. Issues discussed in this volume are inextricably tied to the ongoing debate about state sovereignty and the globalization of the world's economies. Using the principles of sys...

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Main Authors: Melgar, Beatriz Huarte
Published: Brill Nijhoff,
Publisher Address: Leiden :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Developments in international law, volume 70
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Summary: The Transit of Goods in Public International Law contextualizes transit as it exists in contemporary international law. Issues discussed in this volume are inextricably tied to the ongoing debate about state sovereignty and the globalization of the world's economies. Using the principles of systemic integration, effective rights, and economic cooperation, The Transit of Goods in Public International Law attempts to clarify the legal status of transit, its definition, and its enforceability under international law.--
Carrier Form: xix, 358 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-356) and index.
ISBN: 9789004288218
900428821X
Index Number: K4025
CLC: D912.296
Call Number: D912.296/M521
Contents: Transit of goods within the international economic legal system -- Transit in the history of foreign trade -- Multilateral and plurilateral agreements -- Regional and bilateral agreements -- Introduction to the Doha round negotiations on trade facilitation concerning freedom of transit -- The WRO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) -- Implications -- Transit- difference of legal concepts : freedom of transit (of goods) vs. right of transit (of goods) -- Legal status of transit -- Definition, qualification and implementation of transit -- Implications.