Contents

pp v-vi

List of contributors

pp vii-xi

Acknowledgements

pp xii-xii

Foreword

pp xiii-xiv

Table of cases

pp xv-xxiii

Table of Treaties and International Agreements

pp xxiv-xlix

Table of abbreviations

pp l-lii

Part I - Introduction

pp 1-2

1 - Introduction

pp 3-8

Part II - Economics and politics of PTAs

pp 9-10

2 - The economics of PTAs

pp 11-27

3 - The political economy of PTAs

pp 28-51

4 - Bilateral and plurilateral PTAs

pp 52-78

Part III - Relationship with WTO and international law

pp 79-80

5 - Legal requirements for PTAs under the WTO

pp 81-113

6 - PTAs and public international law

pp 114-140

Part IV - Legal aspects of PTAs: A comparative analysis

pp 141-142

7 - Agriculture

pp 143-183

8 - Services

pp 184-214

9 - Investment

pp 215-273

10 - Government procurement

pp 274-307

11 - Intellectual property

pp 308-341

12 - Social issues: Labour, environment and human rights

pp 342-366

13 - Dispute settlement

pp 367-414

Index

pp 415-436