POL340Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Rosalie Abella, Marrakesh Agreement, Civil Liberties
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Rosalie abella, international law and human rights: the power and the. Comprehensive international legal and institutional framework for international trade. Reconciling interests of most and least powerful states. Generally regarded as legitimate, effective, and influential in international relations. Unlike international human rights law, states comply with trade law. When states fail to abide, there is a mechanism for punishment and to resolve disputes. 65+ years of human rights law - ?? (hrl) 15+ years of trade law - is effective and working (tl) Ownership in wto is more difficult to obtain than un. Harder to establish self in trade than human rights. Non-discrimination in international trade law, yet not yet established in hr law. Emergence as "individual" as an actor of international law. 2009, ga debate over r2p - essentially unravelled. Existing institutions are playing fast and loose with legitimacy and integrity. Universal goals which ensure limitations on arbitrary state power.
