This article argues that the Kyoto Protocol to the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was doomed to fail ab initio because it systematically misunderstood the nature of climate change as a policy issue between 1985 and 2009. It explains why this is the case by analyzing the...

This article argues that the Kyoto Protocol to the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was doomed to face difficulties ab initio. Moving the climate change agenda forward multilaterally among the 195 parties to the UNFCCC is proving to be a serious challenge. The lack of...

This paper argues that the Kyoto Protocol to the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change was doomed to face difficulties ab initio. It explains why this is the case by analyzing the Kyoto Protocol’s shortcomings and deficiencies. Moving the climate change agenda forward multilaterally...

This paper argues that China’s attitude to multilateral trade is unclear. Moreover, China assumes little responsibility to maintain international order in global economic governance. Furthermore, this paper argues that China should hide less behind the status of a developing country and stand...

Most of the book deals with very traditional and somewhat overlapping topics on the EU’s external relations. However straightforward the overall diagnosis in the book is, sepulchral silence remains in relation to the prognosis of the EU’s external relations. For example, in his conclusions,...

This chapter argues that China’s attitude to multilateralism and responsibility in global economic governance is questionable or unclear. China poses a major challenge to the world economy by virtue of being a new global economic superpower. For the past decade, its position as a strong player...

This article deals with international trade law at various levels of governance. Multilateralism has dominated international relations in the various fields of international economic law such as international trade law and international monetary law after World War II - thereby giving birth to...

This book is a comparative study of the rules of the European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the free movement of goods. The book is well structured. Chapter 1 serves as the introduction to the subject and explains the main concepts used throughout the book. Chapter 2,...

This timely book examines international trade and investment law at various levels of governance, including unilateral, bilateral, regional, and multilateral arrangements. The author demonstrates that the nature of international trade law is fragmented and cyclical. Whilst not always...

This article explores whether a multilateral investment treaty is necessary and possible in the framework of foreign direct investment (FDI) law or whether the current multifaceted and multilayered system of bilateral and regional investment agreements should be retained. This article aims to...