Bibliograph

Making and bending international rules, the design of exceptions and escape clauses in trade law, Krzysztof J. Pelc

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Making and bending international rules, the design of exceptions and escape clauses in trade law, Krzysztof J. Pelc

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Making and bending international rules

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

958454935

Responsibility statement

Krzysztof J. Pelc

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

the design of exceptions and escape clauses in trade law

Summary

All treaties, from human rights to international trade, include formal exceptions that allow governments to legally break the rules that they have committed to, in order to deal with unexpected events. Such institutional 'flexibility' is necessary, yet it raises a tricky theoretical question: how to allow for this necessary flexibility, while preventing its abuse? Krzysztof Pelc examines how designers of rules in vastly different settings come upon similar solutions to render treaties resistant to unexpected events. Essential for undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars in political science, economics, and law, the book provides a comprehensive account of the politics of treaty flexibility. Drawing on a wide range of evidence, its multi-disciplinary approach addresses the paradoxes inherent in making and bending international rules.--, Provided by publisher

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