China in the International Economic Order: New Directions and Changing Paradigms

Lisa Toohey · Colin B. Picker · Jonathan Greenacre

Apr 2015 · Cambridge University Press

About this eBook

The enormous economic power of the People's Republic of China makes it one of the most important actors in the international system. Since China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, all fields of international economic law have been impacted by greater Chinese participation. Now, just over one decade later, the question remains as to whether China's unique characteristics make its engagement fundamentally different from that of other players. In this volume, well-known scholars from outside China consider the country's approach to international economic law. In addition to the usual foci of trade and investment, the authors also consider monetary law, finance, competition law, and intellectual property. What emerges is a rare portrait of China's strategy across the full spectrum of international economic activity.

About the author

Lisa Toohey is Senior Lecturer and Director of Dispute Resolution Programs at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales. Her research on trade law has been published in a variety of leading journals, including the International and Comparative Law Quarterly, The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law, and the Leiden Journal of International Law. Dr Toohey has practiced as a trade lawyer and development consultant across the Asian region.

Colin B. Picker is Associate Professor and Associate Dean at the University of New South Wales. His research subjects include international economic law, public international law, and comparative law, with recent projects on legal cultural analyses and China. Before entering academia, he practiced transnational and trade litigation, international transactions, and international congressional policy for Wilmer Cutler and Pickering in Washington, DC.

Jonathan Greenacre is a research fellow at the University of New South Wales. He has published articles on the regulation of banking in developing countries, micro-finance, and mobile money in a wide variety of journals, including the Banking and Finance Law Review and the International Trade and Business Law Review. He has consulted the United Nations on the regulation of mobile money and currently serves as a member of the United Nations' Pacific Roster of Experts.