Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- List of Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- 1 Introduction --  1.1 The Diversity of Temporal Issues in the WTO --  1.2 The Subject Matter of the Research: Twenty Agreements of WTO Law --  1.3 The Definition of Temporal Rules: Time Elements in Law --  1.4 The Contribution to the Theoretical Framework of Legalization --  1.5 The Orientation of the Research -- 2 Time and Law --  2.1 Time in Law --  2.2 Time in International Law and Relations --  2.3 Temporal and Event Extraction in Legal Texts --  2.4 Temporal Connotation in WTO Jurisprudence --  2.5 Summary -- 3 Categorization and Distribution of Temporal Rules in WTO Law --  3.1 Six Categories of Temporal Rules in WTO Law --  3.2 The Distribution of Temporal Rules in WTO Law --  3.3 Summary -- 4 Temporal Events Association in WTO Law --  4.1 The Two-Dimensional Model for Temporal Events Association --  4.2 Eight Types of Substantive Events --  4.3 Eight Types of Procedural Events --  4.4 The Distribution of Temporal Events Association in WTO Law --  4.5 Summary -- 5 Establishment, Modification, and Elaboration of Temporal Rules in WTO Law --  5.1 Point in Time --  5.2 Timing --  5.3 Frequency in Time --  5.4 Period in Time --  5.5 Conceptual Expression in Time --  5.6 Summary -- 6 Implications of Temporal Rules in WTO Law --  6.1 Implications for Making Temporal Rules --  6.2 Implications for Applying Temporal Rules --  6.3 Temporal Rules as the Foundations of Legalization --  6.4 Summary -- 7 Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Temporal .Cases in WTO Jurisprudence -- Appendix 2. Non-denotated Temporal Information in WTO Law -- Appendix 3. Distribution of Temporal Rules in WTO Law -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book is an original work that explores the universe of time elements in WTO Law and tracks their existence and formation. It addresses three fundamental questions: (1) how these time elements can be identified in legal texts; (2) how they may be associated with legal events; and (3) how they may be changed in practice. Taken together, this book offers a systematic reflection on the role of time in WTO Law and sheds new light on the broader theory of legalization within its four‐dimensional framework.

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