The principle of national treatment, or the non-discrimination clause, is a principle that applies across many fields of international economic law. This book offers a horizontal examination of the principle as it applies within international trade law, international investment law, and...

Intellectual Property Rights as Obstacles to Legitimate Trade?' helps to understand one of the underlying rationales of the TRIPS Agreement in light of some of the most pertinent IP issues. The WTO/TRIPS Agreement for the first time put IP rights in the context of trade rules, such as when does...