International Trade Law and Global Data Governance: Aligning Perspectives and Practices

This book explores how international trade agreements apply to domestic regulations on cross-border data flows and proposes a multilayered framework to align international trade law with evolving norms and practices in global data governance. It focuses on five policy areas at the interface of digital trade and global data governance: privacy, cybersecurity, governmental access to data, data divide, and competition.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 22 February 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This comprehensive open-access book delves into the intricate relationship between international trade agreements and domestic regulations governing cross-border data flows. It then presents a multifaceted framework aimed at harmonizing international trade law with evolving norms and practices in global data governance. In the era of digital trade and global data governance, significant policy challenges arise. This book specifically focuses on five critical policy areas at the intersection of digital trade and global data governance: privacy, cybersecurity, governmental access to data, data divide, and competition.

In five distinct chapters, the book meticulously examines how various types of domestic laws in each of these policy areas interact with the existing provisions of international trade law. Subsequently, each chapter explores the complexities and opportunities for aligning international trade law with evolving norms, standards, and best practices in the specific realm of data regulation, both domestically and internationally.

Drawing upon these findings, the final chapter presents a comprehensive multilayered framework for harmonizing international trade law with evolving norms and practices in global data governance. The central message of this book is that international trade law possesses the potential to meaningfully align with and contribute to the development of transnational data governance norms and practices. It can also foster robust regulatory cooperation among diverse stakeholders within the digital economy.

As a comprehensive resource on the significance of digital trade rules in a data-driven world, this book is invaluable for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers engaged in digital trade and data regulation. It provides readers with a wealth of insights and perspectives, enabling them to explore new avenues for the future development of digital trade rules. The ebook editions of this book are readily accessible, ensuring widespread access to its valuable content.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509961696