Conflict of Norms in Public International Law by Joost Pauwelyn - 9780521100472

Conflict of Norms in Public International LawHow WTO Law Relates to other Rules of International Law\nAuthor(s): Joost Pauwelyn\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521100472, 978-0521100472\nSynopsis\nOne of the most prominent and urgent problems in international governance is how the different branches and norms of international law interact and what to do in the event of conflict. With no single 'international legislator' and a multitude of states, international organisations and tribunals making and enforcing the law, the international legal system is decentralised. This leads to a wide variety of international norms, ranging from customary international law and general principles of law, to multilateral and bilateral treaties on trade, the environment, human rights, the law of the sea, etc. Pauwelyn provides a framework on how these different norms interact, focusing on the relationship betwe.