Small and medium-sized enterprises in international economic law / edited by Thilo Rensmann.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Thilo Rensmann -- Trade policy for SMEs from a GATS perspective / Rudolf Adlung and Marta Soprana -- Leveraging trade facilitation reforms for increased SME competitiveness / Arancha Gonzalez -- Rediscovering the forgotten article of the WTO anti-dumping agreement : how Article 6.13 protects SMEs / Karsten Potscheke -- The South African Walmart/ Massmart Case : SME-friendly domestic competition laws in the light of International economic law / Tilman Michael Dralle -- SME participation in government procurement markets : legal and policy considerations under the WTO agreement on government procurement and the UNCITRAL model law on public procurement / Caroline Nicholas and Anna Caroline Muller -- SME provisions in trade agreements and the case of TTIP / Martina Lodrant and Lucian Cernat --An Asian perspective on SMEs in International economic law : opportunities and challenges arising from the TPP / Heng Wang -- Support of small and medium-sized enterprises under european state aid law / Ilan Sherr, Katrien Miclotte, and Rebecca Fawcett-Feuillette -- The treatment of small and medium-sized enterprises in International investment law / Joachim Karl -- Microinvestment disputes / Perry S Bechky -- Legal protection for small and medium-sized enterprises through investor-state dispute settlement : status Quo, impediments, and potential solutions / Alexander Gebert -- Business and human rights and the challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises / Michael K Addo -- Promoting entrepreneurship for development / Fiorina Mugione and Fulvia Farinelli.

International economic law, with its traditional focus on large multinational enterprises, is only slowly waking up to the new reality of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), entering the global marketplace. In the wake of the digital revolution, smaller companies now play an important role in the global economic landscape. In 2015 the UN expressly called for SMEs to have greater access to international trade and investment, and it is increasingly recognized that the integration of SMEs provides one of the keys to creating a more sustainable and inclusive global economy. As SMEs increasingly permeate transnational supply chains, so interactions between these companies and international economic law and policy proliferate. 'Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in International Economic Law' offers the first comprehensive analysis of the interaction between SMEs and international economic law. This book presents a broad international perspective, gathering together contributions by leading experts from academia, legal practice, and international organizations. It opens up a field of enquiry into this so far unexplored dynamic and provide a touchstone for future debate. The analysis covers a broad spectrum of international trade and investment law focusing on issues of particular interest to SMEs, such as trade in services, government procurement, and trade facilitation. Diverse perspectives illuminate regional developments (in particular within the EU) and the implications of mega-regional free trade agreements. The essays also examine questions of legitimacy of global economic governance; in particular, concerns surrounding the threat posed to the interests of domestic SMEs by the growing liberalization of international trade and investment. These essays constitute essential reading for practitioners and academics seeking to navigate a previously neglected trend in international economic law --Front flap of cover.