Transatlantic Regulatory Co-operation: Legal Problems and Political Prospects

by George A. Bermann (Editor), Matthias Herdegen (Editor), Peter L. Lindseth (Editor)

Overview

This book offers a comprehensive account of the transatlantic regulatory cooperation phenomenon: its causes and political context in a globalizing economy, its theoretical understanding, its relationship to trade and competition, its implications for democracy, and its likely directions in the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198298922
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/03/2001
Pages:	674
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

George Bermann is Professor of Law at Columbia University School of Law Universitat Bonn, Rechts- und Staatswissenschaftlich Fakultat Associate Director of the European Legal Studies Center at Columbia Law School

Table of Contents

Foreword, Richard N. Gardner1. Introduction, George A. Bermann, Matthias Herdegen, Peter L. LindsethPart I: Transatlantic regulatory cooperation: the political and legal framework2. Transatlantic Economic Partnership: Breaking Down the Hidden Barriers, Sir Leon Brittan3. The United States and Europe: Seeking Common Ground, Amb. David L. Aaron4. Globalization and the Rule of Law, Jean-Louis Dewost5. Listening in on the U.S.-EU Legal Dialogue, David R. Andrews6. The Transatlantic Business Dialogue: The Perspective of the European Chemical Industry, Hans-Ulrich EngelPart II: Globalization and Transatlantic regulatory cooperation7. The Locational and Institutional Embeddedness of the Global Economy, Saskia Sassen8. Global Economic Networks and Global Legal Pluralism, Francis SnyderPart III: Transatlantic regulatory cooperation: theoretical perspectives9. International Regulatory Cooperation: A Neo-Institutionalist Approach, Giandomenico Majone10. The ‘Demand' for International Regulatory Cooperation: A Public Choice Perspective, Jonathan R. Macey11. Regulatory Cooperation and Competition: The Search for Virtue, Paul B. StephanPart IV: Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation, International Trade and Competition Law12. Reconciling Transatlantic Regulatory Imperatives with Bilateral Trade, Mauro Pettricione13. Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation from a Trade Perspective: A Case Study in Accounting Standards, Joel P. Trachtman14. Competition Law: Linking the World, Eleanor M. Fox15. Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation in Competition Policy: the Case for ‘Soft Harmonization' and Multilateralism Over New Bilateral US-EU Institutions, Merit E. Janow16. Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Exclusive Club or ‘Open Regionalism'?, Petros C. MavroidisPart V: Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation in Selected Sectors17. Telecommunications and ‘Cyberspace': Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation and the Constitutionalization of International Law, Klaus W. Grewlich18. Biotechnology and Regulatory Risk Assessment, Matthias Herdegen19. Existing Legal and Institutional Mechanisms for Cooperation and Coordination: The Case of Intellectual and Industrial Property, Josef Drexl20. International Governance for Voluntary Standards: A Game-Theoretic Perspective, Walter MattliPart VI: The Interface Between International Regulatory Initiatives and the Domestic Legal Environment21. US and EU Structures of Governance as Barriers to Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation, Jonathan R. Macey22. International Regulatory Cooperation and US Federalism, George A. Bermann23. Implementing Regulatory Cooperation Through Executive Agreements and the Problem of Democratic Accountability, Joel R. Paul24. Integrating Regulatory Cooperation into the EU System, Gerhard Lohan25. The Respective Powers of the European Community and the Member States in Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation, Paul Demaret26. The Implementation of International Regulatory Initiatives in Europe, Reimer von BorriesPart VII: Transatlantic regulatory cooperation, democracy and accountability27. Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation and the Problem of Democracy, Robert Howse28. Globalization, Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation and Democratic Values, Ludger Kuhnhardt29. North Atlantic Cooperation and Democratizing Globalism, Sol Picciotto30. Agencies on the Loose? Holding Government Networks Accountable, Anne-Marie Slaughter31. The Challenges of Globally Accessible Process, Peter L. StraussPart VIII: The future of regulatory cooperation: strategic directions and institutional implications32. Regulatory Cooperation and Managed Mutual Recognition: Elements of a Strategic Model, Kalypso Nicolaidis33. Building the ‘Transatlantic Economic Partnership': Are New General Institutions Needed?, Wulf-Henning Roth34. Globalization and Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Proposals for US-EU Initiatives to Further Constitutionalize International Law, Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann