Uses and Misuses of International Economic Law

Private Standards and Trade in Goods in the WTO and the EU

by Moritz J. K. Blenk

Book cover: Uses and Misuses of International Economic Law

Extent: 594 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Business & Economics, Law

Series: Studien zum Regulierungsrecht

Series volume number: 19

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(September 2022)

ISBN: 9783161616402

9.09 x 6.06 inches

Price: $137.00

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Standardization is a classic but diffuse and controversial form of rulemaking. Moritz J. K. Blenk applies a policy-orientated approach to compare the phenomenon of private standardization in the World Trade Organization and the European Union. The aim is to shed new light on private standardization and economic integration.


Standardization is a classic form of rulemaking. Nonetheless, it is notoriously diffuse and gives rise to questions and debate; in particular over the standards’ normativity, legitimacy and nature – whether public or private, national or international. Moritz J. K. Blenk applies a policy-orientated approach to international law to comparatively analyze the role of private rulemaking within the context of international economic integration in the World Trade Organization and the European Union. He thereby aims to elucidate the opaque phenomenon of private standardization from a legal perspective and, more profoundly, shed new light on economic integration.

  • By (author) Moritz J K Blenk