Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 360 Seiten, Gewicht: 298 g
The Rules and Exceptions
Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 360 Seiten, Gewicht: 298 g
ISBN: 978-90-04-23314-0
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers
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- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Handelsabkommen, Wirtschaftsorganisationen
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
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Introduction;
Chapter I. The WTO/GATT system;
A. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;
B. The Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization; 1. The functions of the WTO; 2. The structure of the WTO Agreement; 3. Basic principles of the WTO system; (a) The preamble to the WTO Agreement; (b) Trade liberalization; (c) Non-discrimination; (d) Promoting fair international trade; (e) Transparency of international trade regulations; (f) Special treatment for developing countries; (g) The major exceptions to the basic rules; 4. Conclusion;
C. The WTO dispute settlement mechanism; 1. The GATT dispute settlement system; 2. Overview of the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding; (a) General DSU provisions; (b) The DSU’s general principles; (c) Multilateralism and the exclusivity of DSU procedures; 3. Consultations; 4. The panel process; 5. The appellate process; 6. Surveillance of implementation; 7. Conclusion;
Chapter II. The concept and history of non-discrimination rules;
A. Some thoughts on the concept of non-discrimination;
B. The history of non-discrimination rules in international trade;
Chapter III. Most-favoured-nation treatment;
A. Introduction;
B. Application of the most-favoured-nation obligation of GATT Article I; 1. Generally; 2. Coverage; 3. Advantage, favour, privilege or immunity; 4. Like products; 5. Unconditionality; 6. Conclusion;
C. Other GATT most-favoured-nation obligations; 1. Article XIII; 2. Article XVII; 3. Other most-favoured-nation provisions;
D. Most-favoured-nation obligations in other WTO agreements; 1. The General Agreement on Trade in Services;
2. The TRIPS Agreement; 3. The SPS Agreement; 4. The TBT Agreement; 5. The Rules of Origin Agreement; 6. The Safeguards Agreement; 7. The Government Procurement Agreement;
Chapter IV. The exceptions to the most-favoured-nation obligation of Article I;
A. Free-trade areas and customs unions; 1. Introduction; 2. WTO rules on free-trade areas and customs unions;3. WTO review of free-trade areas and customs unions; 4. Do free-trade areas and customs unions threaten the WTO?;
B. Preferences for developing countries; 1. Introduction; 2. WTO rules on preferences for developing countries; 3. The Tariff Preferences case; 4. Problems of developing country preferences;
Chapter V. National treatment;
A. Introduction;
B. Internal taxes; 1. Text of Article III (2) and interpretative note; 2. Article III (2), first sentence; (a) Like products; (b) Level of taxation; (c) Article III (2) or Article II — internal charge or duty; (d) Administrative requirements related to internal taxes; (e) Conclusion; 3. Article III (2), second sentence and interpretative note; (a) Directly competitive or substitutable products; (b) Dissimilar taxation; (c) Protective application; (d) Conclusion;
C. Internal regulations; 1. Text of Article III (4); 2. Laws. affecting. sale; (a) Laws, regulations and requirements; (b) Affecting; (c) Sale, etc.; 3. Like products; 4. Less favourable treatment; 5. Article III or Article XI — internal measures or quotas; 6. Conclusion — it’s all about competition;
D. Other Article III provisions (mixing requirements, price controls, films);
E. Exceptions to national treatment — Article III (8); 1. Government procurement; 2. Subsidies;
F. National treatment obligations in other WTO agreements; 1. The General Agreement on Trade in Services; 2. The TRIPS Agreement; 3. The TBT Agreement; 4. The Government Procurement Agreement;
G. Concluding thoughts;
Chaper VI. General exceptions;
A. Text of GATT Article XX and GATS Article XIV;
B. General issues;
C. Public morals and public order; 1. US — Gambling; 2. China — Publications and Audiovisual Products; 3. Conclusion;
D. Health and safety measures; 1. Is the measure a health measure?; 2. Is the health measure “necessary”?; (a) GATT cases; (b) WTO developments; i(i) EC — Asbestos; (ii) Brazil — Retreaded Tyres; (c) Conclusion;
E. Enforcement measures; 1. GATT cases; 2. WTO Developments; (a) Korea — Various Measures on Beef; (b) Canada — Wheat Exports and Grain Imports; (c) Dominican Republic — Import and Sale of Cigarettes; (d) Mexico — Soft Drinks; (e) US — Customs Bond Directive; (f) China — Auto Parts; (g) Colombia — Ports of Entry;
(h) Thailand — Cigarettes (Philippines); 3. Conclusion;
F. Conservation measures; 1. GATT cases; 2. WTO developments; (a) US — Gasoline; (b) US —Shrimp; 3. Conclusion;
G. The chapeau to Article XX; 1. The object and purpose of the chapeau; 2. Unjustifiable or arbitrary discrimination; (a) US — Gasoline; (b) US — Shrimp; (c) US — Gambling; (d) Brazil — Retreaded Tyres; 3. Disguised restriction on international trade; 4. The SPS Agreement; 5. Conclusion;
H. Concluding thoughts;
Chapter VII. Final observations;
Bibliography.