Comparison of Wto and EC Law: Do Different Objects and Purposes Matter for Treaty Interpretation?

There seems to exist a pre-conception that EC trade rules governing the relations between EC Member States are stricter than similar WTO trade rules governing relations between it's Members. The preconception is no doubt borne out of the fact that, of the two trading regimes the EC ostensively subscribes to more ambitious goals. A Comparison of WTO and EC Law... examines the validity of this pre-conception. More precisely, the book aims to find an answer to the following question: 'Is it correct to assume that, given the different objects and purposes of the EC and the WTO, the EC obligations to liberalize trade between EC Member States is stricter than the corresponding WTO obligations governing the trade between WTO Members?' The book primarily focuses on the trade in goods - an area in which both EC and WTO regimes have attained sufficient maturity. As an exception to this general scope of the book also addresses the procedural law issues surrounding NGO participation before the European courts and the WTO dispute settlement organs.Slotboom, Marco is the author of 'Comparison of Wto and EC Law: Do Different Objects and Purposes Matter for Treaty Interpretation?', published 2006 under ISBN 9781905017218 and ISBN 1905017219.