Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
4-2025
Abstract
This is the preface to our forthcoming book Advanced Introduction to International Economic Law for Edward Elgar Publishing. The book is unique in multiple ways. It is the first book that addresses the breadth of international economic law thematically, instead of serially by sub-field of law. We examine the history of key sub-fields, their contested functions, and the ways that they disparately address issues of liberalization and market access, discrimination, state regulatory policy space, fairness, governance and dispute resolution. Unlike law and economic accounts, we do not naturalize the “functions” of international economic law. Rather, we note how different actors and commentators specify core functions to advance their goals and interests. While this book notes US and European perspectives given their power and traditionally predominant roles, it also provides examples and addresses topics of relevance to other countries and regions in a rapidly changing world.
Publication Citation
Preface, in Advanced Introduction to International Economic Law (Edward Elgar Publishing, Forthcoming).
Scholarly Commons Citation
Shaffer, Gregory and Waibel, Michael, "Preface: The Field of International Economic Law" (2025). Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works. 2664.
https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/2664
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