International Trade Law: Problems, Cases, and Materials, Fourth Edition

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This book is a comprehensive, up-to-date Casebook covering both US domestic law and the international law and institutions of international trade with full coverage of trade in goods, services, technology trade, and foreign direct investment.

Thanks to its manageable size, problem-based presentation, and accessible writing style, International Trade Law is one of the most comprehensive and student-friendly trade law texts on the market. With more than 70 principal cases, it is the only international trade casebook that systematically covers all GATT articles and WTO side agreements, and offers clear explanations of how WTO obligations are implemented in the U.S. and the EU.

New to the Fourth Edition:

• Takes fully into account the tumultuous changes in international trade during the Trump and Biden administrations.
• Emphasis is on US domestic trade law, including protection of national security, section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and Safeguard.
• Full coverage of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement that became effective in 2020.
• Full coverage of US customs law, export controls, and US remedies for unfair trade, dumping and subsidies.
• Full coverage of the US-China trade war.
• Coverage of World Trade Organization trade agreements such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) as well as GATT and WTO jurisprudence.
• Clear explanation of international trade economics.
• Covers not only trade in goods but also additional channels of trade, including services, foreign direct investment, and technology trade and intellectual property.
• Treatment of the relationship between trade and civil society issues such as labor and the environment.
• Manageable size, about 800 pages, yet comprehensive in scope.

Professors and students will benefit from:

• Comprehensive, but concise coverage of WTO law and US free trade Agreements
• Coverage of all WTO agreements
• More than 70 principal trade cases and pithy and concise notes