The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade: A Commentary

Business / Commercial Law

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade A Commentary

By Petros C. Mavroides
Oxford University Press September 2005

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ISBN-13
9780199278138
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
September 2005
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
International ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This commentary provides a clear explanation and analysis of the legal provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Even since the formation of the WTO, the GATT remains a central document in international trade law, and many of its provisions are referred to in the various WTO agreements.

Mavroidis examines relevant case law, both to elaborate and to reduce (and sometimes remove) the ambiguities inherent in the primary law. The commentary is divided in four parts which discuss the core disciplines, the rules, the exceptions, and the remaining provisions of the GATT.

The analysis explains the amount of sovereignty that nations lose by joining the World Trade Organization and the gains that ensure from the resulting cooperation. The policy aspects of the interface between national regulatory interventions and international disciplines are explored. The text of the 1947 and 1994 GATT agreements are included as appendices

Table of Contents

* Table of Cases
* Table of Treaties
* List of Abbreviations
* INTRODUCTION
* An Overview
* CHAPTER 1: FROM GATT 1947 TO GATT 1994
* 1 The Genesis of the GATT
* 2 The GATT in the GATT-era: an Agreement, and an Institution as Well
* 3 The GATT Rounds of Trade Liberalization
* 4 Expanding the GATT: the Emergence of the Codes
* 5 The GATT in the WTO-era: Just an Agreement
* 6 No More GATT the Advent of GATT 1994
* 7 The Modern GATT-discipline in a Nutshell
* CHAPTER 2: THE CORE OBLIGATIONS
* A brief introduction
* 1 The treatment of QRs
* 2 What is a "Quantitative Restriction"
* 3 Tariff protection in the GATT
* 4 The MFN
* 5 National treatment
* 6 Subsidies
* CHAPTER 3: THE EXCEPTIONS
* 1 'Business' Exceptions
* 2 'Non business' exceptions
* 3 'Institutional' exceptions
* CHAPTER 4: THE REMAINING GATT PROVISIONS
* 1 Participation in the GATT
* 2 Decision making
* 3 Dispute settlement
* 4 Part IV
* 5 Remaining obligations
* CONCLUDING REMARKS
* Bibliography
* Appendix 1: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947
* Appendix 2: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
* Index
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