Cultural Aspects of Trade Dispute Resolution in China

The increased level of economic interaction in the Pacific Rim region has brought with it a corresponding increase in the number of potential trade disputes. This paper describes a conceptual and methodological framework for examining cultural aspects of trade disputes and presents several case studies involving the People’s Republic of Chinatrade sector

Cultural Aspects of Trade Dispute Resolution in China

The increased level of economic interaction in the Pacific Rim region has brought with it a corresponding increase in the number of potential trade disputes. This paper describes a conceptual and methodological framework for examining cultural aspects of trade disputes and presents several case studies involving the People’s Republic of Chinatrade sector

The Classification of International Organizations, I

Classification is regarded by some as a very elementary and a very barren scientific device or method. For those who attach most importance to applied science, and to the achievement of practical ends, classification seems a dry and futile procedure. For those likewise who insist upon the importance of moral standards and purposes, the brutally empirical inductive process of classification seems inhuman, possibly even anti-social. That classification is an elementary task of science, in the sense of occurring early in the whole scientific process, no one could deny, albeit only some one who has had immediate and serious experience in classification can appreciate the advanced problems, both of theory and of application, which can be encountered therein. From the point of view of human interest, something would depend upon what is being classified, whether pearls or potatoes, for example, although it would seem to be an implied tenet of pure science that no knowledge of the universe is without value and that we are not able to say beforehand how important a given piece of knowledge will turn out to b

Human Rights Protection: The Role of Institutional Capacity and Selective Adaptation

This paper will examine the potential application of selective adaptation and institutional capacity to the understanding of international human rights norms and practices. Enforcement of international human rights norms depends on the capacity of intermediary institutions; that is, their ability to perform their assigned tasks. Institutional performance is in turn contingent on domestic political and socio-economic conditions, and as such, local conditions of rapid socio-economic and political transformation pose particular challenges. The other key concept in this paper, selective adaptation, describes a process by which practices and norms are exchanged across cultural boundaries. The dynamic of selective adaptation can operate to mediate international norms and local enforcement as in the case of the right to development — a right which differs markedly from the liberal ideals of individual rights. This paper will posit that selective adaptation may offer an approach to resolving tensions between other conflicting international and local human rights norms as well, and thereby provide a basis for mutual understanding and common commitment to recognizing and protecting the rights of all people

Gender Equality Rights and Trade Regimes: Coordinating Compliance

Taken together, the symposium papers and presentations illustrate the rich diversity of perspectives and issues emerging from the discourse of Coordinated Compliance with regard to specific issues on gender equality and trade, revealing a fundamental concern over human well-being along with an abiding commitment to scholarly rigor

Globalization and Economic Regulation in China: Selective Adaptation of Globalized Norms and Practices

This Article will examine changing norms and practices of economic regulation in China by reference to the dynamic of selective adaptation of norms of globalization