Michael Fakhri is an assistant professor at the University of Oregon School of Law, where he teaches courses in international economic law, food law and agricultural law.

'… interesting … should appeal to scholars from a number of disciplines including historians, political scientists and economists.' Alan Swinbank, International Trade Law and Regulation

• Part I. Prologue: 1. International institutions as part of the history of agriculture; 2. Histories as context; Part II. The 1902 Brussels Convention and the Beginnings of Modern Trade Law: 3. Free trade as an imperial project; 4. The institutionalization of international trade; Part III. The 1937 ISA, Cuba and the League of Nations: 5. Economic aspects of the League of Nations; 6. Developing a Cuban State and renegotiating American imperialism; Part IV. The 1977 ISA and the Implications of Institutionalization: 7. The postwar institutional landscape; 8. The 1977 ISA as an exemplar of postwar ICAs; Part V. Epilogue: 9. Using the past to open up the future of trade law.

Michael Fakhri is an assistant professor at the University of Oregon School of Law, where he teaches courses in international economic law, food law and agricultural law.

'… interesting … should appeal to scholars from a number of disciplines including historians, political scientists and economists.' Alan Swinbank, International Trade Law and Regulation

• Part I. Prologue: 1. International institutions as part of the history of agriculture; 2. Histories as context; Part II. The 1902 Brussels Convention and the Beginnings of Modern Trade Law: 3. Free trade as an imperial project; 4. The institutionalization of international trade; Part III. The 1937 ISA, Cuba and the League of Nations: 5. Economic aspects of the League of Nations; 6. Developing a Cuban State and renegotiating American imperialism; Part IV. The 1977 ISA and the Implications of Institutionalization: 7. The postwar institutional landscape; 8. The 1977 ISA as an exemplar of postwar ICAs; Part V. Epilogue: 9. Using the past to open up the future of trade law.

Michael Fakhri is an assistant professor at the University of Oregon School of Law, where he teaches courses in international economic law, food law and agricultural law.

'… interesting … should appeal to scholars from a number of disciplines including historians, political scientists and economists.' Alan Swinbank, International Trade Law and Regulation

• Part I. Prologue: 1. International institutions as part of the history of agriculture; 2. Histories as context; Part II. The 1902 Brussels Convention and the Beginnings of Modern Trade Law: 3. Free trade as an imperial project; 4. The institutionalization of international trade; Part III. The 1937 ISA, Cuba and the League of Nations: 5. Economic aspects of the League of Nations; 6. Developing a Cuban State and renegotiating American imperialism; Part IV. The 1977 ISA and the Implications of Institutionalization: 7. The postwar institutional landscape; 8. The 1977 ISA as an exemplar of postwar ICAs; Part V. Epilogue: 9. Using the past to open up the future of trade law.