This is an open access book. Sustainable development is so important that humanity must do its utmost to achieve these goals for the well-being of the present and future generations. WTO members have started to reform WTO rules since the WTO's Buenos Aires Ministerial Conference in 2017. The book describes a possible bright future for readers: WTO members can integrate the UN SDGs into WTO law (i.e., create sustainable trade rules) by establishing a sustainable development club and constitutionalising the WTO.

This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access Provides a comprehensive analysis of sustainability provisions in WTO agreements Proposes a sustainability test to secure the inclusion of the UN SDGs in WTO rules Suggests establishing a sustainable development club to reform WTO law

Autorentext

Xinyan Zhao is a teaching fellow at Durham University. Prior to joining Durham, Xinyan was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy at the University of Sussex. He specialises in WTO law and trade policy, with a particular focus on trade and sustainable development. Xinyan holds a PhD in International Economic Law from the University of Lausanne. In 2020, Xinyan was a research intern at the University of Montreal (Canada). He has authored several scholarly publications and is actively engaged in the global academic community.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Part I: WTO Law: An Impediment to the Implementation of the UN SDGs.- The Lack of Trade-Related Sustainable Development Commitments in WTO Law.- WTO Law's Constraints on National Regulation.- Part II: Reconciling WTO Law with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.- The Sustainability Test.- Balancing Sustainability Elements.- Part III: Integrating Sustainability into WTO Law.- The Constitutionalisation of the WTO: An Ideal Methodology.- Progress in Embedding Sustainability into WTO Rules.- The Sustainable Development Club: A Practical Approach.- Potential Trade Rules and Policies of the Sustainable Development Club.- Suggestions for the Next Steps.- Conclusion.