Rise of law in foreign trade politics -- Antidumping clashes with the United States -- Legality in safeguard disputes with China -- The burgeoning intellectual property agenda -- Investment rules in preferential trade arrangements -- The expansion of aggressive legalism

In international relations, short-run incentives for non-cooperation often dominate. Yet, (external) institutions for enforcing cooperation are hampered by national sovereignty, supposedly strengthening the role of selfenforcing mechanisms. This paper examines their scope with a focus on...

China has grown into the largest global destination for foreign investment and the second largest outbound investment state. These developments underscore China's centrality to the expansion and stability of the international economic order, not limited to the economic impact of its inbound and...