Parens patriae, quo vadis? Amidst cross-border laissez faire: The interface of trade and competition

• Main Author: Rubio, Darwin Perry B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2014
• Subjects: Antitrust law—Philippines; Trade regulation—Philippines; Free trade—Philippines; Antitrust law (International law); Antitrust and Trade Regulation
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/6570; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_masteral/article/13566/viewcontent/CDTG005532_Fb.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Almost twenty years ago, at a time when globalization was just seemingly at its advent, the World Trade Organization (WTO) was instituted to, among others, promote free trade – on the belief that it was a voguish way by which humanity’s general economic and social welfare could be enhanced. However,...