International Standardization and Trade Regulation : : Exploring Linkages Between International Standardization Organizations and International Trade Agreements.

• Superior document: World Trade Institute Advanced Studies ; v.15
• Author: Klotz, Sebastian.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2024.; ©2024.
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: World Trade Institute Advanced Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (239 pages)

International standards play an important role in the regulation of global trade. This book investigates who actually develops these standards and how the design of international trade agreements influences international standardization, and vice versa.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- Tables -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Concepts and Debates -- 2.1 Clarification of Concepts -- 2.1.1 Bodies, Institutions, and Organizations -- 2.1.2 Multilateral and Preferential Trade Agreements -- 2.2 Review of Global Governance Debates -- 2.2.1 International Regimes -- 2.2.2 Indirect Governance -- 2.2.3 Institutionalisms -- 2.3 Multilateral Trade Agreements and International Standardization -- 2.4 International Standardization and Preferential Trade Agreements -- 2.5 Interim Conclusion -- Chapter 3 International Standardization Organizations -- 3.1 The Codex Alimentarius -- 3.1.1 History -- 3.1.2 Structure -- 3.1.3 Procedures -- 3.1.4 Controversial Topics -- 3.1.5 Data Collected -- 3.2 The International Organization for Standardization -- 3.2.1 History -- 3.2.2 Structure -- 3.2.3 Procedures -- 3.2.4 Controversial Topics -- 3.2.5 Data Collected -- 3.3 Interim Conclusion -- 3.4 Appendices -- Chapter 4 Multilateral Trade Agreements and International Standardization -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Literature and Research Gap -- 4.2.1 The WTO SPS Agreement and Codex -- 4.2.2 The WTO TBT Agreement and ISO -- 4.2.3 Research Gap -- 4.3 Hypotheses -- 4.4 Data and Methodology -- 4.4.1 Dependent Variable and Methodology -- 4.4.2 Independent Variable -- 4.4.3 Control Variables -- 4.5 Empirical Analysis -- 4.5.1 The WTO SPS Agreement and Codex -- 4.5.2 The WTO TBT Agreement and ISO -- 4.5.3 Comparison -- 4.6 Interim Conclusion -- 4.7 Appendices -- Chapter 5 International Standardization and Preferential Trade Agreements -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Literature and Research Gap -- 5.2.1 The Design of SPS Chapters -- 5.2.2 The Design of TBT Chapters -- 5.2.3 The Transatlantic Divide in the Design of TBT and SPS Chapters -- 5.2.4 Research Gap -- 5.3 Hypotheses -- 5.4 Data and Methodology.

5.4.1 Dependent Variable and Methodology -- 5.4.2 Independent Variables -- 5.4.3 Control Variables -- 5.5 Empirical Analysis -- 5.5.1 Codex and SPS Chapters -- 5.5.2 ISO and TBT Chapters -- 5.5.3 Robustness Checks -- 5.5.4 Comparison -- 5.6 Interim Conclusion -- 5.7 Appendices -- Chapter 6 Conclusion and Future Research -- Bibliography -- Index.