Overview
This book examines the legal ramifications and impact of trade restrictions on sustainable development. It evaluates the role of international and regional dispute resolution mechanisms in promoting timely resolutions to minimize adverse sustainable development impacts. Analysing the gaps and challenges faced by trade and dispute resolution institutions, the book focuses on the role of the World Trade Organization in advancing trade multilateralism and dispute resolution in times of trade restrictions. It discusses the legal and diplomatic strategies through which blockaded States can minimize trade and economic disruptions in a manner that advances sustainable development. Using the State of Qatar as a case study, the book examines how countries impacted by trade restrictions can balance competing interests of recalibrating international trade and promoting sustainable development goals. It also covers how blockaded States can fulfil their obligations under a wide range of multilateral treaties. Additionally, the book provides suggestions for sustainable reforms needed to build effective, neutral, and resilient dispute resolution systems at national, regional, and international levels. It presents practical recommendations on policy frameworks to enhance trade resilience in countries under economic blockade and restrictions. The book will be an essential resource for academics and researchers in the fields of trade, investment, dispute resolution, sustainable development, international law and diplomatic studies.
Full Product Details
Author: Ahmed Essa Al-Sulaiti ,
Damilola S. Olawuyi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.620kg
ISBN: 9781041113126
ISBN 10: 1041113129
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 31 December 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Author Information
Ahmed Essa Al-Sulaiti is currently working as a Lecturer at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Law, and a lawyer before the Appellate Court in Qatar. Previously, he served as Director of the Office of the State of Qatar to the World Trade Organization and other economic organizations. He represented Qatar at the World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva; the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva; and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva. He is a graduate of the University of Tampa (Bachelor’s in International Business and Management), Tampa, Florida, and of Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar, College of Law (Juris Doctor), a program offered in partnership with Northwestern University. Damilola S. Olawuyi is Professor of Law and UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at HBKU Law School, at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar, and a Chancellor’s Fellow and Director at the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, at the Afe Babalola University, Nigeria.
