Routledge Research in International Economic Law
About the Book Series
The growing integration of the world economy and resulting increases in cross-border economic exchanges has been accompanied by the rapid growth of law and regulation governing these interactions. This series presents cutting-edge research in international economic law, offering fresh perspectives on what is a fast developing field.
The series surveys the key areas of international economic law: international trade law; international investment law; international financial regulation and monetary law; and related aspects of intellectual property law. Linkages with other international legal regimes are explored such as environmental law, human rights, and public health, highlighting areas where tensions may occur between economic liberalisation, sovereignty and other concerns. Books will investigate the theory, policy and practice of international economic law from a broad range of approaches allowing for innovative and scholarly assessments of the international economic legal order.
International Economic Law and Quantum Theory: Quantising Geoeconomics
1st Edition
By Xinyue Li
June 05, 2026
This book provides an innovative and interdisciplinary experiment in applying quantum thinking to the economic-security ambivalences of international economic law. Responding to the shifting economic-security dynamics of today’s emerging geoeconomic order, this book develops the analytical ...
Regional Trade Agreements in Africa: Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area
1st Edition
By Yakubu Nagu
May 07, 2026
This book discusses the transformative potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its profound impact on three distinct member states: Nigeria, Kenya, and Ethiopia. It explores how the AfCFTA, grounded in Pan-African values and founded upon trade theories, can provide a ...
Subnational Foreign Relations in Africa: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of South Africa and Nigeria
1st Edition
By Ohiocheoya Omiunu, Fritz Ikome Nganje, Ifeanyichukwu Azuka Aniyie
February 18, 2026
This book offers a pioneering comparative analysis of the international relations of subnational governments (SNGs) in two of Africa’s most influential geopolitical actors: South Africa and Nigeria. Using an interdisciplinary approach that draws from political science, international relations, and ...
Trade Restrictions, Sustainable Development and the Law: International and Regional Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Ahmed Essa Al-Sulaiti, Damilola S. Olawuyi
December 31, 2025
This book examines the legal ramifications and impact of trade restrictions on sustainable development. It evaluates the role of international and regional dispute resolution mechanisms in promoting timely resolutions to minimize adverse sustainable development impacts. Analysing the gaps and ...
Rules for Trade in Services 2.0: Adapting the GATS to a Changing Trade Landscape
1st Edition
By Gabriel Gari
December 26, 2025
This book explores the adaptating process of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) to a constantly changing trade and policy context. The adoption of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), a multilateral agreement with stand-alone rules and principles for the governance of ...
India and Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Affronting Sovereignty or Indicting Capriciousness?
1st Edition
By Prabhash Ranjan
September 29, 2025
Prabhash Ranjan explores the two competing narratives of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) and focuses on the six ISDS cases India lost. On the one hand, ISDS is chastised for affronting the State’s sovereign regulatory power – the Philip Morris narrative. On the other hand, ISDS allows ...
Changing Orders in International Economic Law Volume 1: A Japanese Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Dai YOKOMIZO, Yoshizumi TOJO, Yoshiko NAIKI
June 27, 2025
These two groundbreaking volumes look at complex legal issues in the changing global economy from the perspective of Asia and/or Japan. Contributors scrutinize the past, present, and future and discuss what the global legal order in economic fields could be like by navigating uncertain and ...
Changing Orders in International Economic Law Volume 2: A Japanese Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Dai YOKOMIZO, Yoshizumi TOJO, Yoshiko NAIKI
January 30, 2025
These two groundbreaking volumes look at complex legal issues in the changing global economy from the perspective of Asia and/or Japan. Contributors scrutinize the past, present, and future and discuss what the global legal order in economic fields could be like by navigating uncertain and ...
Asymmetric Power Relations and International Trade Law: A Legal Analysis of Economic Partnership Agreements
1st Edition
By Inebu C. Agbo-Ejeh
December 31, 2024
The book offers an analysis of the contradictions between theory and practice in the trading system. It contextualises the colonial legal structure and its impact on the peripheral countries and their participation and gain in the multilateral trading system. The book’s core argument effectively ...
Foreign Investment, Human Rights and Environmental Protection: Striking a Balance for Sustainable Development
1st Edition
By Shawkat Alam, Abdullah Al Faruque
November 22, 2024
This book examines the integration of human rights and environmental standards within international investment agreements (IIAs). It explores the intricate relationship between foreign direct investment and sustainable development, emphasizing the necessity for reform in investment treaties to ...
International Trade Regulation: Evolving Dynamics and Shifting Foundations
1st Edition
By Zhiqiong June Wang, Jianfu Chen
October 07, 2024
The international trade regulatory system is a dynamic system that has been evolving throughout its history. Tension and conflict are part of the system. While calls for the abolition of the principal trade regulation authority, the WTO, have failed to understand this nature of the system, ...
Preferential Trade Agreements and Cultural Products
1st Edition
By Gilbert Gagné
September 06, 2024
This book discusses the treatment of cultural products within international trade law, focusing on preferential trade agreements. Trade and culture intersect when cultural products are involved. These mainly encompass cinema, broadcasting, music, videos, and publishing, either in traditional or ...