POL101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: North American Free Trade Agreement, Stephen Clarkson, Codex Alimentarius
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Readings november 16- sovereignty and economic integration: nafta, the eu and the greek. Stephen clarkson examines the effect of international treaties on canada"s domestic policy. Treaties, clarkson asserts, internationalize part of a state"s legal order. According to clarkson, before the onset of globalization this had little effect on a state"s sovereignty; states were not bound to comply with rules and openly flaunted decisions of international organizations that were deemed adverse to state interests. This has changed, however, with the advent of institutions like the world trade. The wto, clarkson argues, has created a new mode of economic regulation that is broad in scope and has transformed the nature of global governance. American free trade agreement (nafta) further complements the regulatory nature of the. Clarkson cites what he sees as five major elements of wto and nafta regulation: 1) norms or principles; 2) limits on government; 3) rights; 4) adjudication procedures; and, 5) enforcement mechanisms.
