International Regulation of Postal Communications

Burri, Mira

Abstract

International Regulation of Postal Communications

Mira Burri

University of Bern Law School - World Trade Institute

January 30, 2008

MAX PLANCK ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW, Rüdiger Wolfrum, ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009

Abstract:
The article provides a concise overview of the rules applicable to postal communications at the international level. Particular attention is paid to the regulations of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as to the relationship between the two. Outlook on possible future developments accounting for the rapid technological advances and the liberalization of markets wraps the analysis up.

Keywords: postal communications, international regulation, Universal Postal Union (UPU), General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), market liberalisation, network industries

Accepted Paper Series

Date posted: December 9, 2008 ; Last revised: October 21, 2010

Suggested Citation

Burri, Mira, International Regulation of Postal Communications (January 30, 2008). MAX PLANCK ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW, Rüdiger Wolfrum, ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1309122

Contact Information

Mira Burri (Contact Author)

University of Bern Law School - World Trade Institute ( email )

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Berne, CH-3012
Switzerland
0041 31 631 5492 (Phone)

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