Regional trade agreements in the GATT/WTO : Article XXIV and the international trade requirement /
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T.M.C. Asser Press ; Sold and distributed in North, Central, and South America by Kluwer Law International,
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Pre-GATT Preference and the MFN Response. 1. Interwar Preference and the Case for MFN. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. The Paris Convention (1916) and inter-war preferences. 1.3. MFN issues prior to Geneva negotiations (1947). 1.4. Categorising inter-war preferential systems. 1.5. Chapter Conclusion. 2. ITO Negotiations for a Regional Exception. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Havana provisions for future preference systems. 2.3. The resulting intent of the Havana provisions. 2.4. Part One Conclusion: the final GATT Article XXIV requirements
- pt. 2. Regionalism in the GATT (1947). 3. Article XXIV in Practice: The Overseas Association. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Overview of Association issues. 3.3. Issues regarding permitted exceptions. 3.4. Issues regarding "substantially-all trade" 3.5. Chapter Conclusion: commitment as a standard for review. 4. Systemic Issues in GATT-47 Reviews. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Coverage issues raised in later reviews. 4.3. Developed-developing territories and reverse preferences. 4.4. Institutional factors in the review process. 4.5. The Article XXIV paradox. 4.6. Chapter Conclusion. 5. The GATT Panel Practice Response (Bananas I and II). 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. First case: EEC-Member States' Import Regimes for Bananas, DS32/R (1993). 5.3. Second case: EEC-Import Regime for Bananas, DS38/R (1994). 5.4. Chapter Conclusion: the legal effect of non-decisions. 6. Economic (Customs Union) Theory and Article XXIV. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. The divergent views of law and economy. 6.3.
- Does GATT Article XXIV accommodate a welfare test? 6.4. Justifying internal trade. 6.5. Part Two Conclusion: restraining national prerogative
- pt. 3. Regional Practice in the WTO. 7. Modern Regionalism. 7.1. Introduction: is new regionalism the same as the old? 7.2. The WTO in the post cold-war era. 7.3. Chapter Conclusion: new regionalism as a WTO system loophole. 8. The Choice of Framework: Origin Rules and Internal Trade. 8.1. Introduction: the choice of a legal framework. 8.2. Origin rules in preferential formations, bilateral coverage. 8.3. Origin designation and area definition. 8.4. Chapter Conclusion: an Article XXIV requirement for origin and cumulation. 9. Regional Safeguards and Restrictive Measures. 9.1. Introduction. 9.2. GATT-1947 Article XIX provisions. 9.3. GATT-1994 Agreement on Safeguards. 9.4. EEC safeguard regimes
- Central and Eastern Europe. 9.5. NAFTA countervailing duty action: Canadian softwood. 9.6. Chapter Conclusion: safeguards and regionalism
- pt. 4. The WTO Response. 10. Article XXIV Panel and Appellate Body Practice in the WTO. 10.1. Introduction. 10.2. Turkey Panel
- Restrictions on Imports of Textile and Clothing Products. 10.3. Preliminary issues before the Panel. 10.4. Violations of GATT Article XI, XIII and 2.4 ATC. 10.5. Party arguments and Panel treatment of Article XXIV. 10.6. Turkey Textiles Appellate Body Report. 10.7. Appellate Body findings and supporting argument. 10.8. Conclusion on the Turkey Reports. 10.9. Argentina Footwear Appellate Body Report. 10.10. Appellate Body treatment of Article XXIV issues. 10.11. Conclusion on the Argentina Reports. 11. Systemic Issues in the CRTA. 11.1. Introduction. 11.2. CRTA systemic issues. 11.3. Individual Article provisions. 11.4. Paragraph 8 and the exhaustive listing. 11.5. ORCs and ORRCs. 11.6. Institutional considerations
- pt. 5. Restraining Regionalism in the New Millennium Introduction: WTO Rules in a Multipolar System. 12. A Treaty Law Framework for the Internal Trade Requirement. 12.1. Introduction. 12.2. Modifications and suspensions in GATT-47 practice. 12.3. The Vienna Convention (VCLT) and the WTO. 12.4. GATT/WTO provisions for permissive modifications. 12.5. Chapter Conclusion. 13. Book Conclusion: Recent Developments. 13.1. Introduction. 13.2. The Cotonou framework. 13.3. The EPAs and Article XXIV. 13.4. Installing a fixed criteria for SAT. 13.5. Proposals to amend Article XXIV to accommodate the EPAs. 13.6. Book Conclusion
- App. 1. GATT Article XXIV
- App. 2. GATT-1994 Understanding on the Interpretation of Art. XXIV
- App. 3. Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Annual Reports (extracted).