The Legal and Moral Aspects of International Trade

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1、THELEGALANDMORALASPECTSOFINTERNATIONALTRADEFreetradehasalwaysbeenamoralandpolitical,aswellasaneconomicprogramme.Althoughfreetraderscallfortheliberalizationoftheeconomyfromgovernmentalinterference,itisunderstoodthatinternationalexchangecanonlyoperatewithinaframeworkoflaw.Defendersoffreetradebelievet

2、hatitnotonlywillpromoteeconomicprosperitybutthatitwillenhanceworldwidepeaceandunderstandingbysubstitutingcommercialcompetitionforthepursuitofnationalgoalsbymilitarymeans.Protection,ontheotherhand,hasbeendefendedassafeguardingthosevulnerabletothefluctuationsofworldmarkets.Thiscollectionofessaysbyint

3、ernationallawyersandmoralphilosophersarisesfromaprestigiousmulti-disciplinaryconferencetocommemoratethe150thanniversaryoftherepealoftheCornLawsin1846.Itexaminesthelegal,moralandpoliticaldimensionsoffreetrade.Contributorsexploreissuessuchas:•theethicsandrulesofcompetition•theideaofglobaljustice•thep

4、roblemofinternationalexploitation•theprotectionoftheenvironment•theregulationofservices•internationaltaxationandthejustificationforbarrierstotrade.TheLegalandMoralAspectsofInternationalTradeprovidesanimportantinsightintothecontinuingdebatessurroundingfreetrade.Itwillappealtoexpertsacrossthefieldsof

5、economics,politicsandlawaswellastothosewithaninterestininternationaltrade.AsifH.QureshiisreaderinInternationalLawandInternationalEconomicLawattheUniversityofManchester.HeistheauthorofTheWorldTradeOrganizationandThePublicInternationalLawofTaxation.HillelSteinerisProfessorofPoliticalPhilosophyintheDe

6、partmentofGovernmentandtheSchoolofPhilosophicalStudiesattheUniversityofManchester.HisbookAnEssayonRightswasrecentlyawardedtheW.J.M.MackenziePrizebythePoliticalStudiesAssociation.GeraintParryisW.J.M.MackenzieProfessorofGovernmentattheUniversityofManchester.HispublicationsincludePoliticalElites,JohnL

7、ockeandPoliticalParticipationandDemocracyinBritain.ROUTLEDGESTUDIESINTHEMODERNWORLDECONOMY1INTERESTRATESANDBUDGETDEFICITSAstudyoftheadvancedeconomiesKanhayaL.GuptaandBakhtiarMoazzami2WORLDTRADEAFTERTHEURUGU