WTO and the greater China : economic integration and dispute resolution / / by Chien-Huei Wu.

• Author: Wu, Chien-Huei.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff International Trade Law Series 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--European University Institute, Florence, 2009, with title: The WTO memberships of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and Macau, China : their contribution to judicial settlement of trade disputes.

This book illustrates how the constitutional feature of the WTO – allowing separate customs territories to become a Member – brings about the coexistence of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (the Greater China) in the WTO. It examines the economic integration and the dispute settlement systems within Greater China. It explores their interactions within the multilateral WTO framework, their practices under the new genre of FTA, and their policies in adopting trade defence measures against each other. This book offers a good case study on the impact of WTO membership upon domestic reform and how it contributes to regional integration. It also provides a comprehensive analysis on the existing provisions in the WTO agreements pertaining to judicial review.

Table of Contents

Efffective judicial review in external trade relations in the greater China -- WTO constitutionalism and its contribution to judicial settlement of trade disputes in the greater China -- Domestic judicial review in WTO agreements -- Judging judges : China's WTO obligation to provide an independent and impartial judicial review -- Twenty years after liberalisation : is it time for Taiwan's courts to face with cross-strait trade? -- Trade dispute resolution between China and Taiwan : an indirect approach through third party participation -- One country, two systems, and three memberships : trade dispute resolution between China and Hong Kong and Macau -- Neither national nor international : trade dispute resolution between Taiwan and Hong Kong and Macau -- Conclusion and the way forward.