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020			_a9781316543795 (ebook) :
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245			_aMaking and Bending International Rules : _bThe Design of Exceptions and Escape Clauses in Trade Law _c[electronic resource] / by Krzysztof J. Pelc.
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2016.
300			_a1 online resource (285p.)
500			_aTable of Content : Chapter 1. The “Architectural Challenge” of International Rules Chapter 2. A Theory of the Design of Flexibility Chapter 3. A Brief Intellectual History of Flexibility in Law Chapter 4. The Twin GATT Exceptions: Fears and Solutions Chapter 5. The Evolving Design of Flexibility Chapter 6. The Bad News Chapter 7. The Good News Chapter 8. The Great Recession and Beyond
504			_aIncludes Bibliography and Index.
520			_aAll 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.
650			_aPolitical Economy.
650			_aInternational Trade Law.
856			_3Cambridge core online _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316543795
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