This book brings together international perspectives on free trade issues that affect civil society from the general populace to the governments of nations, and is relevant not only for lawyers, but also policymakers, international actors and businesses, as well as those with a general interest in free trade agreements. The book examines the manifestation of the concept of free trade in agreements, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA). It asks whether such agreements are entered into for the purposes of enhancing trading relationships between partner nations, strengthening commercial ties, and fostering economic growth; or are they sometimes used merely for local political outcomes of the most influential nations.
Author(s): Lillian Corbin, Mark Perry
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 170
Tags: International Economic Law, Trade Law, Free Trade, Agreements
Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi
Turbulent Times for FTAs: Australia and the Region (Lillian Corbin, Mark Perry)....Pages 1-10
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: A Battleground for Competing Hegemons? (Jane Kelsey)....Pages 11-34
Copyright Overprotection Versus Open Science: The Role of Free Trade Agreements (Roberto Caso, Paolo Guarda)....Pages 35-51
South Korea’s Agricultural Trade Dilemma: Open Markets or Protectionism? Beyond the China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (Ying Chen)....Pages 53-76
China’s Response to Protectionism: PPP Under “One Belt One Road” (Hongyu Fu)....Pages 77-97
Breeding Exemption in Plants Under Intellectual Property Regimes (Zhiqian Wan, Mark Perry)....Pages 99-117
The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement and the Choice of Intellectual Property Interest Balance in the Two Countries (Henry Yan)....Pages 119-137
Denouncing Trade Agreements Validating Pharmaceutical Developers’ Term Extensions (Sunita Tripathy)....Pages 139-161
