Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- Part II: Regulation on Trade in Goods.- Part III: Regulation on Trade in Services -- Part IV: Regulation on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights -- Part V: Regulation on Trade Disputes and Further Issues -- Index

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Menschenrechte zwischen Globalisierung und Wirtschaft -- Menschenrechtsschutz in der Wirtschaft -- Menschenrechtsverletzungen entlang der Wertschöpfungskette von Mobiltelefonen -- Menschenrechtsverletzungen beim Rohstoffhandel -- Entsorgungswege und Regularien.

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