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Chapter 14: International Economic Law

Chapter 14: International Economic Law

pp. 276-298

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International economic law is a field of public international law that regulates crossborder transactions in goods, services, and capital, as well as monetary relations between states. This chapter focuses on the branches of international economic law that govern international trade, international investment, and international monetary law. It sets out the historical background, fundamental rules, and dispute settlement systems in the areas of international trade law and international investment law, and it concludes by introducing international monetary law. International trade and international investment law share some fundamental principles, such as non-discrimination, although most favored nation treatment and national treatment take somewhat different forms in the two bodies of law. This chapter covers the Bretton Woods institutions, namely the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as well as the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Keywords

  • World Bank
  • International Monetary Fund
  • World Trade Organization
  • non-discrimination
  • most favored nation treatment
  • dispute settlement
  • fair and equitable treatment
  • expropriation
  • full security
  • national treatment

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