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U.S.-Thailand Trade Disputes: Applying Section 301 To Cigarettes And Itellectual Property, Ted L. Mcdorman
U.S.-Thailand Trade Disputes: Applying Section 301 To Cigarettes And Itellectual Property, Ted L. Mcdorman
Michigan Journal of International Law
Irrespective of the close economic and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States, the United States has utilized Section 301 (and Special 301), and the consequent threat of trade retaliation, in its relations with the Land of Smiles. The purpose of this article is to examine the operation of Section 301 and Special 301 regarding trade in cigarettes and intellectual property.
Can Antidumping Law Apply To Trade In Services?, Hideaki Kubo
Can Antidumping Law Apply To Trade In Services?, Hideaki Kubo
Michigan Journal of International Law
In this paper, the author will investigate whether current U.S. antidumping law can apply to trade in services. Because service industries vary significantly in nature, the author takes an industry-specific approach, selecting three service industries - insurance, banking, and construction - and discussing possible problems in applying the U.S. antidumping law to these industries.
A U.S. Perspective On The Ec Hormones Directive, Holly Hammonds
A U.S. Perspective On The Ec Hormones Directive, Holly Hammonds
Michigan Journal of International Law
On December 31, 1985, the European Community ["EC"] adopted the "Council Directive Prohibiting the Use in Livestock Farming of Certain Substances Having a Hormonal Action" ("the Directive"). The directive, originally scheduled to take effect on January 1, 1988, prohibits the use of hormones, natural and synthetic, in livestock production and the sale of meat treated with hormones in the EC market. The United States believes that the directive violates the requirements of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ("Standards Code" or "Code").
The Hormone Conflict Between The Eec And The United States Within The Context Of Gatt, Werner P. Meng
The Hormone Conflict Between The Eec And The United States Within The Context Of Gatt, Werner P. Meng
Michigan Journal of International Law
For many years, consumer organizations within the European Community have demanded the prohibition of natural and synthetic hormones from use in animal fodder. Since the level of hormone use by breeders varies among Member States, demands for a hormone prohibition have also differed in intensity from State to State. After lengthy negotiations beset with legal difficulties, a general, community-wide prohibition became reality at the beginning of 1989. The price of this policy has been trade difficulties with the United States which, up to the present time,' have resulted in trade sanctions and economic losses on both sides. Since both parties …
The Impact Of U.S. Trade Law Actions On Government Policy Decisions In Korea, Jong-Kap Kim
The Impact Of U.S. Trade Law Actions On Government Policy Decisions In Korea, Jong-Kap Kim
Michigan Journal of International Law
A brief review of the recent trends in bilateral trade and U.S. trade policies from the perspective of the United States' trading partners. Then, a presentation on the impact of U.S. trade law actions on government policy decisions in Korea. In conclussion, suggested ways to help strengthen trade relations between Korea and the United States over the long run.
U.S. Trade Policy Toward The New Nics Of Southeast Asia, Linda Y.C. Lim
U.S. Trade Policy Toward The New Nics Of Southeast Asia, Linda Y.C. Lim
Michigan Journal of International Law
As export and economic growth in Korea and Taiwan has slowed since 1988, it has increased dramatically in several countries of Southeast Asia. Thailand, for one, is chalking up a second year of eleven percent real GDP growth in 1989 to become the fastest-growing economy in the world. Malaysia and even the Philippines are not far behind, with growth predicted to reach the six to eight percent range for the second or third year in a row. Even Indonesia's growth is rising above five percent for the first time since the oil price slump of the early 1980s. Manufactures now …
Panle Discussion: The Impact Of U.S. Trade Law Actions On Business Decisions In Taiwan, M. H. King, K. Casey Chuang, W. S. Lin, Alvin H. Tong
Panle Discussion: The Impact Of U.S. Trade Law Actions On Business Decisions In Taiwan, M. H. King, K. Casey Chuang, W. S. Lin, Alvin H. Tong
Michigan Journal of International Law
Transcript of the panel discussion on the impact of United States trade law on business decisions in Taiwan.
Legal And Policy Perspectives On United States Trade Initiatives And Economic Liberalization In The Republic Of China, Lawrence S. Liu
Legal And Policy Perspectives On United States Trade Initiatives And Economic Liberalization In The Republic Of China, Lawrence S. Liu
Michigan Journal of International Law
This article examines the legal and policy perspectives of U.S. trade initiatives toward the ROC in the last decade and their impact on economic liberalization in Taiwan. Part I sets forth the basic legal, policy and structural framework of this bilateral trade relationship. Part II is a sectoral retrospect of the major bilateral trade issues dealt with in the last decade. Part III presents an analysis of the' recent efforts of the ROC to liberalize its trading system and economy, the primary issues and prospects of such liberalization, and their causal relations with American trade initiatives toward Taiwan. Part IV …
Panel Discussion: The Impact Of U.S. Trade Law Actions On Business Decisions In Korea, David A. Laverty, Young J. Kim, S. K. Lee
Panel Discussion: The Impact Of U.S. Trade Law Actions On Business Decisions In Korea, David A. Laverty, Young J. Kim, S. K. Lee
Michigan Journal of International Law
Transcript of the panel discussion on the impact of United States trade law on business decisions in South Korea.
The Structural Impediments Initiative: An Example Of Bilateral Trade Negotiation, Mitsuo Matsushita
The Structural Impediments Initiative: An Example Of Bilateral Trade Negotiation, Mitsuo Matsushita
Michigan Journal of International Law
In June 1990, the governments of the United States and Japan concluded the Structural Impediments Initiative ("SII"), a series of bilateral trade negotiations. The SII came about as a result of a large trade imbalance between the two countries in favor of Japan, which, despite many efforts, the United States and Japan had been unable to reduce. It was the U.S. government's perception that the real cause of the trade imbalance was not Japan's protective border measures in the form of tariffs or quantitative restrictions, such as import quotas on agricultural and leather products, but rather the oligopolistic industrial sector …
Japan, Sii And The International Harmonization Of Domestic Economic Practices, Gary R. Saxonhouse
Japan, Sii And The International Harmonization Of Domestic Economic Practices, Gary R. Saxonhouse
Michigan Journal of International Law
The Structural Impediments Initiative ("SII") discussions, the first stage of which concluded with a report on June 28 of last year, have been heralded as a new departure in international economic relations. Instead of talking about the removal of barriers at national borders, the United States and Japan have been discussing the relationship between international trade, international payments balances and domestic economic institutions. Trade negotiators have been exploring whether the harmonization of domestic economic institutions can allow for more intimate as well as more balanced economic relations between the United States and Japan. Concern with the international harmonization of institutions …
The Ec Hormone Ban Dispute And The Application Of The Dispute Settlement Provisions Of The Standards Code, Allen Dick
The Ec Hormone Ban Dispute And The Application Of The Dispute Settlement Provisions Of The Standards Code, Allen Dick
Michigan Journal of International Law
As the concept of a unified European market becomes more of a reality as we approach 1992, talk of a "Fortress Europe" has heightened sensitivity on trade issues among officials of the United States and the European Community ("EC"). The EC's plan to ban the sale of meat treated with growth hormones within the Member-States has presented a trade issue disconcerting to both sides. This brewing tempest has raised many interesting legal issues involving the dispute settlement provisions set out in the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ("Standards Code"). This note examines why the process failed to resolve, and …
The Anti-Dumping Systems Of Australia, Canada, The Eec And The United States Of America: Have Anti-Dumping Laws Become A Problem In International Trade?, Edwin A. Vermulst
The Anti-Dumping Systems Of Australia, Canada, The Eec And The United States Of America: Have Anti-Dumping Laws Become A Problem In International Trade?, Edwin A. Vermulst
Michigan Journal of International Law
This article, part of an in-depth comparative study of municipal anti-dumping laws in Australia, Canada, the European Economic Community and the United States, does not purport to undertake a comprehensive comparative analysis of the anti-dumping laws of the four jurisdictions. Its aim is, rather, to examine the core concepts and some of the core salient features of the laws as developed in actual practice, and to consider the problems that have arisen in these jurisdictions and their solutions. For this purpose, section I will analyze procedural issues, section II substantive issues of dumping, and section III substantive issues of injury. …
International Commercial Arbitration In The United States: Considering Whether To Adopt Uncitral's Model Law, Patrick John Potter
International Commercial Arbitration In The United States: Considering Whether To Adopt Uncitral's Model Law, Patrick John Potter
Michigan Journal of International Law
This Note will explore some of the areas overlooked by the Committee, including the benefits and burdens which adopting the Model Law would involve. Part One briefly describes the Model Law's background and provides a summary of its articles. Part Two discusses some factors that should be considered when Congress decides whether or not to adopt the Model Law. Part Three summarizes the present status of international commercial arbitration law in the United States, and recommends en bloc adoption of the Model Law. Enacting a separate international arbitration law that is familiar to foreigners will facilitate arbitration with U.S. parties. …
Enterprise Zones As Tools Of Urban Industrial Policy, Benedicte E. F. Mathijsen
Enterprise Zones As Tools Of Urban Industrial Policy, Benedicte E. F. Mathijsen
Michigan Journal of International Law
This note examines the operation of the enterprise zone program in the United Kingdom and considers the program's implications for the United States (U.S.), which also suffers from urban industrial decay and which has now begun studying proposals for an enterprise zone program of its own. The note concludes that, based on the limited data available thus far, the enterprise zone program alone is inadequate to lure industry back to depressed areas. The success of the enterprise zones depends in large measure upon parallel government programs, suggesting that the zones cannot be viewed as potential replacements of existing government aid …
The United States Specialty Steel Industry, Michael H. Leb
The United States Specialty Steel Industry, Michael H. Leb
Michigan Journal of International Law
Part I of this note briefly describes the problems of the specialty steel industry and traces the attempts to deal with those problems from 1968 through the imposition of the relief measures which spawned the current negotiations. After discussing the trade history of the specialty steel industry, the note examines the effectiveness of two domestic import relief statutes through which the government has attempted to assist the industry. The note then analyzes U.S. attempts to aid the specialty steel industry through measures which violate the fundamental principles of the GATT system. The note concludes that since the GATT system cannot …
The Large Civil Aircraft Industry: Applying Legal Policy-Making Tools To Accommodate A Changing Industry, Dennis G. Terez
The Large Civil Aircraft Industry: Applying Legal Policy-Making Tools To Accommodate A Changing Industry, Dennis G. Terez
Michigan Journal of International Law
This note first examines the emergence of Airbus Industrie (Al or Airbus) and identifies some of the legal and policy instruments which the European governments have employed to make Al a successful competitor. After a brief discussion of the growing difficulties with subsidy policies, the note considers European Community legislation for a common European industrial policy and the creation of a European Export Bank as possible alternative solutions for maintaining Al's competitiveness. The note finally argues that international industrial agreements are necessary legal tools for effective regulation of the manufacture and sale of large civil aircraft. International agreements currently in …
The Role Of The Federal Government In Worker Adjustment Assistance, Linda Elliott
The Role Of The Federal Government In Worker Adjustment Assistance, Linda Elliott
Michigan Journal of International Law
Part I of this note examines worker adjustment assistance in the United States. It traces TAA's evolution from its inception as a means of compensating trade-displaced workers while minimizing government intervention in the market adjustment process, through its amendment to reflect congressional concern over the low number of worker certifications, to the criticism of its procedures arising out of more recent congressional interest in government-sponsored retraining as a means of attaining worker adjustment. After arguing that current certification and distribution procedures continue to reflect the original goal of the program- compensation with minimal intervention in the market- the note examines …