Asif H. Qureshi is Professor of International Economic Law in the School of Law at Korea University, Seoul, a barrister attached to Quadrant Chambers, London and Editor-in-Chief of Manchester Journal of International Economic Law.

'Written with clarity and precision by one of the world's foremost international trade law scholars, the second edition provides even broader and deeper insights than its predecessor into the interpretation of WTO texts. Special virtues of this edition include great care paid to the impact on poor countries of WTO adjudications, and placement of those outcomes in wider economic and political contexts. Students, scholars, and practitioners will find time spent with this new edition both enlightening and productive.' Raj Bhala, Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law, and Rice Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas

• Introduction; 1. Interpreting principles of treaty interpretation in the WTO; 2. Interpreting institutional aspects of the WTO agreements; 3. National dimension to interpretation in the framework of the WTO; 4. Interpreting exceptions in WTO agreements; 5. Interpreting WTO agreements for the development objective; 6. Interpreting 'in' external concerns; 7. Interpreting the agreements on trade remedies; 8. Interpreting the relationship between WTO and preferential trade arrangements in the interpretative process; Conclusion.

Asif H. Qureshi is Professor of International Economic Law in the School of Law at Korea University, Seoul, a barrister attached to Quadrant Chambers, London and Editor-in-Chief of Manchester Journal of International Economic Law.

'Written with clarity and precision by one of the world's foremost international trade law scholars, the second edition provides even broader and deeper insights than its predecessor into the interpretation of WTO texts. Special virtues of this edition include great care paid to the impact on poor countries of WTO adjudications, and placement of those outcomes in wider economic and political contexts. Students, scholars, and practitioners will find time spent with this new edition both enlightening and productive.' Raj Bhala, Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law, and Rice Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas

• Introduction; 1. Interpreting principles of treaty interpretation in the WTO; 2. Interpreting institutional aspects of the WTO agreements; 3. National dimension to interpretation in the framework of the WTO; 4. Interpreting exceptions in WTO agreements; 5. Interpreting WTO agreements for the development objective; 6. Interpreting 'in' external concerns; 7. Interpreting the agreements on trade remedies; 8. Interpreting the relationship between WTO and preferential trade arrangements in the interpretative process; Conclusion.

Asif H. Qureshi is Professor of International Economic Law in the School of Law at Korea University, Seoul, a barrister attached to Quadrant Chambers, London and Editor-in-Chief of Manchester Journal of International Economic Law.

'Written with clarity and precision by one of the world's foremost international trade law scholars, the second edition provides even broader and deeper insights than its predecessor into the interpretation of WTO texts. Special virtues of this edition include great care paid to the impact on poor countries of WTO adjudications, and placement of those outcomes in wider economic and political contexts. Students, scholars, and practitioners will find time spent with this new edition both enlightening and productive.' Raj Bhala, Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law, and Rice Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas

• Introduction; 1. Interpreting principles of treaty interpretation in the WTO; 2. Interpreting institutional aspects of the WTO agreements; 3. National dimension to interpretation in the framework of the WTO; 4. Interpreting exceptions in WTO agreements; 5. Interpreting WTO agreements for the development objective; 6. Interpreting 'in' external concerns; 7. Interpreting the agreements on trade remedies; 8. Interpreting the relationship between WTO and preferential trade arrangements in the interpretative process; Conclusion.