The book examines South Korea’s evolving role in the global economic legal framework by analysing how this developed nation navigates complex trade relationships, shapes international norms, and addresses emerging challenges in a rapidly changing world order.
The book examines South Korea’s evolving role in the global economic legal framework by analyzing how this developed nation navigates complex trade relationships, shapes international norms, and addresses emerging challenges in a rapidly changing world order.
Through detailed case studies of South Korea’s economic diplomacy with major partners, it traces the country's strategic transition from adhering to GATT rules to becoming a leader in regional free trade agreements. It also explores South Korea’s innovative methods of integrating sustainability and digitalization into its trade policy. The book provides a clear understanding of how a developed Asian economy balances domestic priorities with international obligations. By investigating the causal mechanisms behind its policy choices, the book assesses the strengths and weaknesses of South Korea’s strategies as an influential middle power, and their global impact.
This book will be of interest to scholars and policymakers in international economic law, comparative law, international trade and investment law, particularly those interested in Asian perspectives on global economic governance.
Part One: Introduction
1. Rethinking International Economic Law - Past a
Developed Korea Part Two: Korea in the New Geopolitical World: A Selected
Focus
2. Korea - China Economic Relations: Challenges in Understanding and
Formulating Harmonious Relations
3. US-Korea Digital Trade Disputes: Case of
"Network Usage Fee" Bill
4. The International Economic Law for the EU-Korea
relations: A model for European-Asian relations? Part Three: Participation in
the Development of International Rule-Making
5. South Koreas Early Efforts
to Accede to the GATT during the Korean War
6. Korea's FTA Policy and the
Contribution to the Development of Regional Trade Agreements Part Four:
National Rule-Making in International Trade & Investment
7. Enhancing Korea's
Implementation of WTO TBT Notification Obligations: An Evaluation of Current
Practices and Proposed Institutional Improvements
8. Export Control in South
Korea in response to International Developments
9. Lone Star Case and Its
Implications for Investment Policy of Korea Part Five: Sustainability in
International Trade
10. Korea's Climate Change and Arctic Law: Economic and
Environmental Intersections
11. Koreas Free Trade Agreements and
Environmental Protection
12. Promoting Sustainable Development in
International Trade: A Korean Perspective Part Six: Digitalization in
International Trade
13. Koreas Digital Trade Law and Policy
14. Trade Rules
for Digital Technology Standards: A preliminary assessment and regulatory
challenges
Asif H Qureshis primary research interests are in International Economic Law. Currently he holds a tenured Chair at the School of Transnational Law, Peking University. He is a barrister attached to Quadrant Chambers in London, UK.
Nany Hur is a research fellow at Lee & Ko, giving advisory comments to the corporate clients regarding public international law and international economic law. Drawing upon her extensive academic backgrounds as a legal scholar, Dr. Hur advises and assists clients with a broad range of related international trade and investment matters, including the WTO, FTA and ISDS.
Jeong Ah Lee is a senior researcher at the Institute for International Trade, Korea International Trade Association (KITA). She is also a member of the Washington, D.C. Bar. Her research covers a broad range of issues in international trade and regulation, with particular expertise in EU and US trade policy.
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