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Just Trade
A New Covenant Linking Trade and Human Rights
Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol and Stephen J. Powell
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
New York and London
© 2009 by New York University
All rights reserved
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hernández-Truyol, Berta Esperanza.
Just trade : a new covenant linking trade and human rights /
Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol and Stephen J. Powell.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN–13: 978–0–8147–3693–7 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN–10: 0–8147–3693–9 (cl : alk. paper)
1. Human rights—Economic aspects. 2. Foreign trade regulation—
Political aspects. 3. International trade—Social aspects. I. Powell,
Stephen J., 1942– II. Title.
K3240.H43 2008
341.4’8—dc22 2008031667
New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books.
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To Vivian and Nikolai in the hope that they may enjoy a better world. —BEHT
To my grandfather, “Pop,” whose strength and resourcefulness in starting a family in a new country humbles me still. —SJP
Contents
Getting Started: A General Introduction
Human Rights Criticism of Trade Rules
1 Global Concepts: International Law Primer
1.2 International Law and International Law-Making: General Concepts
1.3 International Law-Making: Specific Provisions
1.4 International Law as U.S. Law
2 Pillars and Escape Hatches: Basic Concepts of International Trade Law in the Americas
2.1 Overview of the GATT and WTO
2.2 Economic Underpinnings: Comparative Advantage
3 Global Laws, Local Lives: Basic Concepts and Legal Regimes of Human Rights Law in the Americas
3.2 Theoretical Underpinnings of Human Rights Law
3.3 Origins of International Human Rights Law: General Concepts
