International Standardization and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

This book should be read by anyone with an interest in the interaction between trade law and international standardization.

Andrea Barrios Villarreal (Author)

9781108474368, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 4 October 2018

326 pages, 5 tables
23.6 x 15.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.57 kg

'This book is in the right place at the right time for the trauma which is Brexit and the knock-on effects for trade.' Elizabeth Robson Taylor, Phillip Taylor, The Barrister

International Standardization and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade examines the international standardization system generally, with a specific focus on some of the bodies within this system, along with their rules and procedures. It also examines - and questions - the lack of definition regarding several features related to the system, notably an international standardizing body (ISB) and international standards in the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT). Andrea Barrios Villarreal, who has been involved in standardization activities for more than seven years, provides a unique and in-depth analysis that will be useful to scholars, students and practitioners. This illuminating work is a welcome addition to the international economic law literature and should be read by anyone with an interest in the interaction between trade law and international standardization.

List of tables
List of abbreviations and acronyms
Introduction
1. The international standardization system
2. International standards as part of international law
3. Standards from the economic perspective
4. International standardization under the WTO
5. Practical application of the concept of an international standardizing body
6. Practical application of the concept of international standard: case studies
General conclusions
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Transnational commercial law [LBDK], International economic & trade law [LBBM], Treaties & other sources of international law [LBBC]