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Format : Broché
Nb de pages : XXII-253 pages
Poids : 440 g
Dimensions : 16cm X 24cm
EAN : 9782802721031
The principle of national treatment in the Gatt
a survey of the jurisprudence, practice and policy
Quatrième de couverture
The analysis of the principle of national treatment in the GATT has shown many weaknesses or flaws over the years. The language used by GATT/WTO panels and the Appellate Body in interpreting the two prongs of it, namely, likeness and protection, lags behind economic reality. This study reveals those flaws or weaknesses and offers a clearer and sounder legal analysis based on economic criteria. Marrying law with economics seems to me to better help the WTO promulgate transparency amongst its Members while offering them legal certainty. Analogies with the law and the reasoning of the investigating authorities in the United States and the European Communities are drawn to support the legal arguments.