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Michigan Journal of International Law

1979

Trade policy

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Introduction: Perspectives On Antidumping Law And Policy, John J. Jackson Jan 1979

Introduction: Perspectives On Antidumping Law And Policy, John J. Jackson

Michigan Journal of International Law

The successful dismantling of most high tariffs of the noncommunist industrialized world over the last thirty years has revealed other trade measures which previously posed relatively little risk to the flow of trade. One such measure is "antidumping duties," which each year seems to grow more prominent as a cause of tension between trading nations. Although in recent months front-page news stories have focused considerable attention on the problems of dumping and the response of antidumping duties, it is probably safe to assume that the general public, and even most laymen, have little understanding of the practice and concept of …


Antidumping Law In Japan, Gary Saxonhouse Jan 1979

Antidumping Law In Japan, Gary Saxonhouse

Michigan Journal of International Law

The Japanese antidumping law neither works nor is it practiced. Until very recently, it has been a case of managed economy, with extensive government-business interaction obviating the need to use antidumping laws. While some legislation has been on the books, there's never been an action filed under the available legal framework for antidumping actions.


An Administrator's Look At Antidumping Duty Laws In United States Trade Policy, Peter D. Ehrenhaft Jan 1979

An Administrator's Look At Antidumping Duty Laws In United States Trade Policy, Peter D. Ehrenhaft

Michigan Journal of International Law

Trade policymakers, like military strategists, are often "fighting the last war." Our present antidumping law was passed in 1921. It was a reaction to trade problems perceived in the years during and after World War I. The related countervailing duty law harks back to an even earlier era. Since their enactment we have tinkered with each. Administration of both statutes has been surrounded by extensive regulations and a body of unwritten practice. But solving the trade problems of today-if that is what we are doing-with this elaborate legal corpus will not necessarily provide us with a sensible guide to the …